Well, I had to pull the engine again. It was leaking oil from the top of the oil pump, and after everything was all said and done it turned out to be a small portion of the gasket... I had the motor out in almost an hour flat. I am not quite sure how I got it out that fast, I did have the FMIC piping all off, and just went wild with tearing stuff apart, I had it all bagged and undone VERY quickly. I've never worked that fast in my life, but after doing it the first time, it was like second nature. Ah, but I did screw a lot of stuff up. I tried to drill and tap the bolt that snapped ( instead of unscrewing it, I tightened it thinking it wasn't tight enough.. it snapped, then the tap snapped in the alignment dowel on the block for that bolt.. go figure ) So I've got some repairing to do.
Electrical - Unhooked it all
Trans Linkage / Heater core lines / Fuel Lines
Motor Mounts / Transfercase / starter / oil cooler lines
Axles / Power steering / throttle cable
and then it was ready to go... It was actually pretty easy now that I think about it. I think next time it goes out, I'll make a movie to help people pull their motors, I know that would have been really helpful.
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I'm glad I pulled it all off, because there was a little piece of gasket left on the face of the block... This will definitely teach me to never work in low light, and to always double check stuff.. I'll be taking the oil pump to kailey's ( justin suggested it ) and have them get the tap out and I'll be ordering the gaskets and alignment pin overnight monday so I can get the car back running on tuesday..
