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who knows sbc's? i think i have to pull the motor...

Poil336

Poil336

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So i have a 91 S-10 with an old school 350 smallblock and a th350 trans. and i'm learning the hard way why you don't buy a modded vehicle. it's leaking oil and tranny fluid like a sieve. i'm contemplating pulling the motor and the trans, to replace the gaskets and run new transmission cooler lines, and new fuel lines because the filter is 2 inches from the header. plus i wanna paint everything and make it look less... old. from what i can think of, there isn't much going into the cab, just three gauges and the ignition wires. anybody yanked motors before? what's it rank on the b!tch scale?
 


old school motors are a breaze.

a couple ignition wires, throttle cable, fuel line to carb, pull the radiator hoses, unbolt torque converter. unbolt engine mounts. motor comes out
 
what about taking the trans out too? i'd like to try to hook up the speedometer and the only way i've really seen is putting a reluctor ring on the tailshaft

thanks for the input
 
she be cake...just take your time and dont let it overwelm you...also mark all your bolts so you dont lose any or misplace them as thats the worst part of any job.
 
always good advice... there shouldn't be too many. only two motor mounts that i see, headers, radiator, tranny cooler. i just went out there and all the tranny fluid is on the floor. why does that truck have to be such a prick lol
 


I have pulled so many engines over the years. Mostly in the last 12 years pulling LT1s out of B-bodys. It is always easier to pull the transmission first. A S-10 is very easy. Pull the radiator, unbolt the 6 transmission bolts, three torque converter bolts, header bolts, two engine mount bolts, and everything hooked to the engine. Easy peezy lemon squeezy.
 
BillBoost37 said:
SBC in an S10, may be easier to pull the front clip off, and lift the cab.
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That is what I was thinking. The front clip should be easy to pull off and the cab wouldn't be too bad either. The Dime is such a small truck it wouldn't be a huge job. Plus you will have full access to everything.
 
the cab seems like it would be heavy...
a guy i was talking to brought up a good point, it would still be tough to get to the rear main seal with the trans hooked up. that's the whole reason i'm pulling it, to get the oil pan replaced and sealed up. i hope it warms up soon, the truck is so much fun to drive
 




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