About Jordan Francis Expertise I can answer any questions regarding 78-93 fox based vehicles. I know everything from electrical, drivetrain, suspension, and special or rare factory options. I am especialy familiar with mustangs built from 1979 to 1982. I can answer any question you may have, and if I do not have an answer I will be sure to find one. I have many brands of repair guides as well as a few shop manuals.
Experience I am a huge fan of mustang cobras from the years 1980 and 1981. I own two myself and am constantly working on them. One I have gone through compleatly, removing every panel and tracing every wire. I have replaced the engine and trans, rear axel, k-member, all suspension components, and done extensive chassis reinforcement work and a lot of high performance parts installation. The other is an everyday driver and I am always maintaing it and keeping everything in tune. I am here to answer questions about mustangs and ford performance, not tell you why your minivan is smoking when it goes uphill.
Question -------------------------Does this mean that I have to disconnect all hoses, lines, tranny etc etc? I thought this would be simple, plus I do not have a hoist. Thanks Chris and Michael
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Jordan, my 15 year old son saved his money for an old 93 250 van. The oil pan gasket is cracked and leaking like a sieve and I was showing him how to replace it and the darn pan won't slide out. It has been years since I worked on a car and never had this much trouble. Any secret and please don't tell me we need to pull the tranny. Thanks in advance, Chris and Michael
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Try loosening the engine mount bolts and pull the motor up a little. You dont have to take the engine out, just jack it up a few inches and the pan should have enough room to come out.
Answer No, you dont have to take anything off. Just undo the motor mounts and pull or push up on the engine a little. Putting a floor jack under the harmonic damper works to push the motor up, but then thats kind of in the way. Be creative, you only have to get the engine up a few inches.
