What I did on my '84. Don't know if it's the best or not...

Jack up van a bit on one side. Put piece of 4x4 vertically under the engine
to the ground, then "relax" the jack so the 4x4 is supporting some of the
engine weight. This is just to get the tension off the bolts when you pull
them. You don't need an engine hoist.

Pull all the bolts. The whole carrier drops down as a unit. I don't remember
having trouble with the exhaust. Obviously, don't let anyone rock the car
too much when the engine is sitting there on the 4x4...

It's not a hard job. I'm not much of a mechanic and it took me maybe an hour.

Geza

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:54:04 -0800, John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM> wrote:

>Need to replace the engine mounts on the '90.
>
>Am I correct in the easiest way being to suspend the engine from a hoist,
then simply unbolt the carrier bar and engine support casting, dropping the
whole thing to the ground? I don't remember ? is the exhaust going to cause
me some problems? What's the best method?
>
>john