152—ENGINE
CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
Lower
car to
convenient working height
and
remove engine front support mounting bolts.
With chain hoist, raise engine and,
at
same time,
work engine
out of
chassis toward left front
fender.
Remove transmission
if
engine
and
trans-
mission were removed as an assembly.
If
engine
is
to be
disassembled, place engine
in
engine
repair stand, Tool C-3167, using transmission
mounting bolts.
4.
INSTALLING ENGINE
IN CAR
Install engine lifting fixture, Tool C-3466
and
attach chain hoist
to
fixture eyebolt. Lower
en-
gine carefully, entering rear
of
engine into
vehicle until front
and
rear
of
engine
are ap-
proximately positioned. Place
a
rollaway jack
under transmission
to
support weight
of the
rear
of
engine. Install engine rear support cross-
member. Position engine
and
install bolts
at
front mounts. Position
and
install rear engine
support bolts
and
remove jack
and
hoist.
Re-
move engine lifting fixture. Install manifold,
carburetor, fuel lines, wiring
and
linkage.
In-
stall radiator, radiator
hoses,
wires and radiator
shroud. Install battery. Install exhaust pipes,
using
new
gaskets. Reinstall hood
by
checking
scribe marks placed
on
inside
of
hood
at re-
moval.
Connect propeller shaft
at
transmission.
Be
sure
all
drain cocks
are
closed; refill cooling
system, refill engine crankcase
and
transmis-
sion. Refer
to
Section
XV,
"Lubrication"
for
quantities
and
lubricants
to use.
Check entire
system
for
leaks
and
correct
as
necessary.
EXHAUST VALVE PUSH RODS
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Fig.
6-Push Rods Installed (SpitFire)
NOTE:
Whenever
an
engine has been rebuilt and
a
new
camshaft and/or
new
tappets have been
in-
stalled, one quart
of
MOPAR Oil Additive should
be added
to
engine
oil to aid
break-in.
The oil
mixture should be left
in
engine
for a
minimum
of
500
miles.
It is not
necessary however,
to
drain
the
mixture before normal
oil
change
is
required,
nor is it
necessary
to use the oil
addi-
tive
at
subsequent
oil
changes.
Start engine, warm
up to 160
degrees
F.,
check timing
and
adjust carburetor
as
neces-
sary.
5. REMOVAL
OF
CYLINDER HEADS
Drain cooling system. Remove generator adjust-
ing strap
and
generator.
Remove carburetor
air
cleaner
and
fuel line
between carburetor
and
fuel pump. Disconnect
accelerator linkage
at
carburetor throttle lever.
Remove vacuum control tube
at
carburetor and
distributor. Disconnect coil wires
and
heater
hose. Remove heat indicator sending unit wire.
Remove
oil
level indicator (dip stick). Remove
air tube between automatic choke
and
exhaust
manifold. Remove bolts attaching water pump
housing
to
cylinder heads and loosen remaining
water pump housing bolts
to
allow sufficient
forward movement
to
facilitate installation
of
cylinder head
to
water pump gaskets.
Remove ignition cable cover
and
disengage
insulators from spark plugs.
Use a
thin wall
socket,
or
Tool C-3054
to
remove spark plugs
and tubes. Remove cylinder head covers
and
gaskets. Remove intake manifold, ignition coil
and carburetor
as an
assembly. Disconnect
ex-
haust pipes
at
manifold flanges.
Remove bolts that attach rocker arm support
brackets
to
cylinder head
and
block,
and
pull
rocker assemblies and bolts directly away from
heads.
CAUTION:
The rocker arm assembly attaching bolts (Fire-
Power) also hold cylinder heads
to
block. When
these bolts are removed, cylinder heads are loose
and are held
by
two dowel pins only.
Remove push rods
and
place them
in
their
respective slots
in
Holder Tool C-3068.
Lift
off
cylinder head
and
place into holding
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