one year almost to the day- blown head gasket- pulled engine and everything else from the engine bay- had heads done- all gaskets,seals bottom and top replaced- frame, firewall and every component cleaned up and refinished- transmission got torn down by local shop and necessary components replaced- all back together and with a bit of professional assistance, got it started

you never know till the test drive- engine purrs!!- unfortunately, tranny pops out of third when i lift off the gas- the repair shop has been notified

so the $64,000 question- i know whats involved in pulling the engine-been there- has anybody ever been able to drop the transmission with the v12 in place?

thanks guys

 

yep but it's fun. need to pull out console . move a/c unit over to the right. drive shaft,crossmember,part of exhaust. 71 2+2 has a few rubber plugs in floor to get to top bolts..but if you've pulled engine before then you've already found out how to get to top bolts...did mine in a weekend for a flywheel.

 

thanks jon- not sure I am following you re the top bolts- when I pulled the engine, I pulled the tranny with it, so I am having to guess a bit re removing the transmission by itself- a/c hoses are already loose so moving the a/c shouldn't be too bad- are you saying there are plugs behind the unit?- when it was up on the rack it looked as tho it might be possible to reach top bolts on bellhousing from engine bay- is that hopeless?
anyway, moving the ac aint much compared with pulling the v12, eh
let me know what you think- thx- chris

 

it's been awhile (10 yrs) but as i remember there was holes in floor for getting to the bolts. i've got a e manual and will ck to see. i've slept since then so the old mind is not what it used to be.

 

chris ok finely got to ck with my friend who helped me . the top part of the console comes out.. held in with a bunch of phillips screws. at least on my 71 2+2. still fun . might pull my engine though. have a 94 6.0 that looks like it will work. more engine and fuel inj