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Old 11-20-2011, 10:54 PM
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how do i lift the engine? Hoist or floor jack? I have a floor jack but not a hoist.

Is this something that one person can do?
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Old 11-20-2011, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Pete
how do i lift the engine? Hoist or floor jack? I have a floor jack but not a hoist.

Is this something that one person can do?
you can lift the motor with a floor jack. I recoomend putting a block under it when u got it in the air just in case of a mishap.
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Old 11-20-2011, 11:03 PM
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Yes one person can do it, But using an engine hoist is allot easier, you can rent them for pretty cheap. Lifting it with a floor jack tho is a bit trickier. If you lift it underneath you're gonna need to disperse the weight. I can tell you how to do it but i really don't recommend it unless you feel 100% comfortable
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Old 11-21-2011, 12:15 AM
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These are my 4.9 mounts, old and new:



Floor jack and a block of wood across the oil pan.
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Old 11-21-2011, 12:30 AM
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Sean...did you see my pics? I can just jack up my motor ( block under oil pan) an inch or so and replace both of them? That sounds easy.
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Old 11-21-2011, 12:38 AM
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Yes, that's how I do mine.
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Old 11-21-2011, 12:49 AM
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It wont crush the pan?
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Old 11-21-2011, 12:58 AM
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Well, I'm not retarded enough to crush one.
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Point taken...i will be gentle. Just wNted to make sure before i attacked this.
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It's pretty strong. It does have to withstand reasonable impacts from road obstacles.
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