Jim: I was thinking I might remove the oil breather, alternator,
coolant manifold if required. The engine runs but I might end up
parting it out. (e.g. it has a stainless steel coolant manifold)

David Bohanan: I might remove the right rear tire to help with engine
removal. Engines will be removed/installed using a hoist from above.
New engine is a rebuilt by me Jetta 2.0 ABA at 50º.

Stuart MacMillan: Right. Ok. Carpet would not slide well on gravel! I
have OSB so will put carpet piece on that. I wish I had one of those
Crazy Carpet sleds.

I've never worked on gravel before so I'm being overly pre cautious
with all this. The van rear tires are on blocks. I'd prefer not to use
jack stands on gravel (with wood or plate steel under them). Safety
aside, I need the van to remain in the same position; I'll be
fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so
once I align the engine with the body, I want as little body movement
as possible.

On 9/23/17, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> At 25 inches you might have to remove the oil tower and coolant distribution
> manifold from the engine. At 27 or 28 no problem if you are dragging the
> engine out with nothing under it.
>
> Jim

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