First time engine pull
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Car: 89 Camaro RS
Engine: 5.0L 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
First time engine pull
Hi everyone, I have a 89 RS with a 305 that needed to be pulled and rebuilt. I pulled it last night and it was my "first" engine pull on my own. It was really overwhelming with all the wire, plugs, and hoses going every which way! Lol I guess it's just something that you learn over time.
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 376
Likes: 0
From: PHX
Car: 91' RS
Engine: 310 C.I.D. + n2o
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: built 10 bolt 3.73's
Re: First time engine pull
Most important thing is that you may or may not done already
dont take everything apart whenits in the engine bay
take off as little as posible like hoses, wires, fuel lines exhaust, and motor mounts lol
First timers i always see them tear the whole thing apart while its in there its twice as hard lol
dont take everything apart whenits in the engine bay
take off as little as posible like hoses, wires, fuel lines exhaust, and motor mounts lol
First timers i always see them tear the whole thing apart while its in there its twice as hard lol
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,187
Likes: 43
From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Oh, wiring isn't all that bad. I'm sure yours doesn't look like this:
That's my LQ4 swap into a shoebox. I practiced on a couple of '82 Berlinettas before tackling this one...
That's my LQ4 swap into a shoebox. I practiced on a couple of '82 Berlinettas before tackling this one...
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Car: 89 Camaro RS
Engine: 5.0L 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Re: First time engine pull
@ five7: no definately not that bad lol.
Thank you everyone, it's definately a learning process... You don't learn until you try it and make mistakes.
Thank you everyone, it's definately a learning process... You don't learn until you try it and make mistakes.
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
From: Turlock, ca
Car: 1986 iroc-z
Engine: 305 fuel injection
Transmission: Automatic
Axle/Gears: Don't know yet
pulling engine as well
my son has a 86 iroc-z . after all the money i put into it < it all went down the drain after gas was put into the intake by the fuel regulator and the engine frooze up. we are about to pull it tonight . still have to drop drive train and transmission mounts and of course the engine mounts. ill be posting questions and updating all of you as well as seeing what @five 7 is up to. im sure ill learn from all of you thanks. vrooooooom.
Trending Topics
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
From: East Tenn
Car: '85 Z-28
Engine: 350 carb.
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.96 I believe
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,187
Likes: 43
From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
It's really very simple. Each wire goes to one thing for one purpose (although some ground and some power wires are ganged together).
No reason to make it hard...
When you're pulling a stock engine with a stock harness, each connector can only go one place. Still a good idea to tag and label things (note the masking tape labels on my harness). I would include where they're located as well as what they are (Oil pressure switch above oil filter thermal switch in passenger head, ground wire on back of passenger head, etc.).
No reason to make it hard...
When you're pulling a stock engine with a stock harness, each connector can only go one place. Still a good idea to tag and label things (note the masking tape labels on my harness). I would include where they're located as well as what they are (Oil pressure switch above oil filter thermal switch in passenger head, ground wire on back of passenger head, etc.).
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post