Pulling the motor from a '54 Clipper

Posted by BlackBeerd On 2012/4/8 9:56:21

I bought this car last June. The guy I bought it from had a local shop replace a spring on one of the valves. As I was driving last year I felt that there was still some valve issues. Now there are some bigger ones. I was planning to pull the engine this spring to clean it out and freshen it up this spring anyway, so it's not that big of a deal. I was already planning to put in hardend seats and new guides and valves as necessary. I just wish I could drive it the next few weeks until I can get it in the shop to work on it.

Now for the questions. Any pointers for this job? I've changed quite a few engines in the past, but there is always something different about each one. The manual says to pull the automatic trans first. Can the engine be pulled with the trans in place? Should I pull both as a unit? Should I just remove the radiator support or the whole front clip?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks