I am pulling the 2.7 6er from my black car (it's for sale...hint hint...)

I have dropped 4 cylinder motors, but not a 6.

1) The oil tank is in the rear trunk. Should I drain that first?
2) The 6 uses a quick-6 mount bar. I assume it drops like the 4s then. anyone comment?
3) I know the 6er is much heavier than the 4. Any special precautions, hints, tips, tricks?
4) I've always dropped the 4s with the trans attached. Same thing or drop the trans first?

Thanks in advance.

Get all the oil out first. Unplug everything that needs to be unplugged, remove the linkage and the cables, drop it like a 4. The balance point id between the sump plate and the bell housing.

The Cap'n

McMark made me a little wooden cradle to fit the bottom of my engine to make it easier to balance the combo on a floor-jack ...
Andy

I've used Euro911s motorcycle jack and that's worked well. I might need to buy me one myself.

I am a little worried about the height of the engine, with the fan, it's very tall.

get the ass way up in the air!

I use pier blocks/2x4's and 2 inch X 12 inch X 12 inch blocks to put the car level and 20-24 inches off the garage floor. Rock steady platform. Then the motorcycle jack to lower/raise the engine. Works great.
Send me a PM with your E-mail and I'll send pics. Can't resize pics for this forum. You are welcome to resize and post.
Tom

PM sent.

ATV jack, with cradle, and spacer blocks, car level with 32 inches twixt the rear bulkhead & ground. I've done ths a lot & developed a system..... stability of the assembly is essential.

J.P.,
That's a great system, especially for a racer or other type that removes the engine often. I love the fact you can roll the car out of the way while working on the engine. For us with limited workspaces this is critical.
Didn't you use to be a rigger? Worked with them in the shipyard for years and this just looks like the way they did things. SAFE! and smart!
Tom

I made this up some years ago. Works great as you can spin it around, set it on three jack stands, and place a block of wood between the bottom of the motor and the bar and pull the tranny off too. Not so good for ass up angled install/removal, so the car has to be level. Fits in most floor jack holes.

Thanks, Tom.

I was a shipwright in the yards. Moving around a 50 ton module on jacks & shores will make your asshole tight enuff to cut off washers. This stuff is a peice of cake.