Re: John's motor swap

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

In Linda Tripp's secret telephone recording, Monica and Tom Mandera
<tsm1@domain.elided> were heard saying...

>> OH... BTW... You DO NOT need to remove the radiator from a Scout II to pull
>> the engine.  There's *plenty* of room.  I simply removed the radiator fan,
>> covered the face of the radiator with cardboard (just in case), removed the
>> transmission to engine block bolts, supported the auto tranny from underneath
>> up.  I had maybe 3" clearance front and back.  Worked like a charm and I took

>John - what about with the added clutch assembly bolted to the flywheel?

Sorry... I should have made clear that this was with a flex plate only (for
the TF727).  I unbolted the torque convertor and left in with the
transmission, while the flex plate went with the engine during the swap.

I have no idea whether the same could have been done with a clutch assembly
attached.

Regards,

John L.
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