Engine Install Tips, 914-6 Order of Operations Options

[DennisV]

If things go well next week, I might be able to take a run at installing the engine in our 914-6.

What should I do to prep for the marriage and / or a sequence of events should I follow to be most efficient? I’ve reviewed the Removing and Installing Engine section in the factory workshop manual. Any advice in addition, or contrary, to those steps?

CURRENTLY
* Engine is on a test stand
* Transmission is on the floor
* Chassis is on its wheels on a 4 post lift
* Drive shafts are attached to the stub axle on the car
* Wiring harness is on engine
* Engine bay is pretty bare. No oil hoses, fuel hoses, fuel pump, engine wiring harness.


ASSUMPTIONS
Before Engine In Car
* Mate transmission to engine
* Remove air cleaner
* Oil hoses routed in engine bay
* Fuel lines installed
* Fuel hoses routed in engine bay
* Fuel pump mounted
* Heat exchangers on engine (ideally, but…)
* Engine bay rubber seals

After Engine In Car
* Drive shafts attached
* Shift rod
* Muffler
* Hot air ducts, flaps
* Air cleaner

QUESTIONS
* Will the ramps or cross-beams of the lift cause clearance or height issues? Below is a shot of the lift.
* Will it be a problem to install the heat exchangers after the engine is in the car? They won’t clear to supports on the test stand.
* Should I install the oil and fuel hoses in the engine bay first?
* If I use the parts catalog listed length on hoses, will I be OK? Or will I wish I hadn't cut the hoses to length until the engine is in?

Thank you.

[rgalla9146]

Denis can you move the car rearward so the crossbar on the lift is just below
the rear edge of the floorpan ? ... you'll gain an easier lift into the car.
To be extra cautious attach a strap from the front suspension to the lift.
Install the oil cooler hose to the cooler before installing engine.
You'll have to tilt the right side of the engine upward to get the side tin past the
rear inner trailing arm nuts. This is to avoid bending the tin and scratching the
paint.
Buy or borrow a 16" drift pin to guide the front engine mount toward the front
chassis mount.
Remove the halfshafts with stub axle attached. Install afterward into lowered
trailing arms (detach at big lower coilover bolt) Use the drift pin to guide the stub
axles back into the hubs. Don't roll the car without stub axles tightened in place.
Tie, tape or strap all hoses wires and cables away from the engine opening.
A lift table is very helpful.
A floor jack is a challenge because the bigger mass a distance from where you are
controling it.