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Old 03-12-2020, 07:01 PM   #23094
mechanicalmoron
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Originally Posted by brndck View Post
can absolutely be done IN the car.

just make sure to spray TONS of pb blaster or kroil on all the fasteners, and that stupid pipe that goes from the exhaust manifold over to the intake.
Really?

Haven't had a motor in mine for years, but I don't recall the clearance to really do that without a miserable waste of time.

EGR is probably the hardest part of pulling the motor, generally. The motor really needs to come out and have the PCV hose disaster under the intake replaced and refreshed and the separator cleaned, if it needs the stuff on the back done.

You CAN do anything you want in the car, but it's a waste. The KA is very hard to work on in place, if it's got all the original brackets and braces, and especially if you plan to put them back properly. Just pull it, which is pretty easy, and which will expose things that need to be addressed anyway.
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