Magnum swapping the 72 Scamp!
Well, myself and a couple friends went through the fun of pulling the motor again to seal up the oil leak and put in a new flex plate. In the process found why it most likely cracked... 2 of the bell housing bolts were a bit loose. :( They will be much easier to get tight now with the engine and trans both all the way out.
This time we did the engine out the bottom. Not too bad of a process, I will say though that the width of a one car driveway did make it a bit more difficult to get the engine out and around the hoist attached to the lifted car. But we managed.
Before:
The start, radiator and Alternator out:
And several hours later and a couple parts store runs its free:
Well, myself and a couple friends went through the fun of pulling the motor again to seal up the oil leak and put in a new flex plate. In the process found why it most likely cracked... 2 of the bell housing bolts were a bit loose. :( They will be much easier to get tight now with the engine and trans both all the way out.
This time we did the engine out the bottom. Not too bad of a process, I will say though that the width of a one car driveway did make it a bit more difficult to get the engine out and around the hoist attached to the lifted car. But we managed.
Before:
The start, radiator and Alternator out:
And several hours later and a couple parts store runs its free: