Q for yall that have put 12 valve into a ford
I am ready to install my engine into my 2004 f-350. (zf-6 manual)
Here is my question:
when I put the engine into the bay and start moving it backward and down- at some point the sump area on the oil pan will contact the cross member - and the sump will have to get past the cross member before the engine can sit all the way down.
So before it gets all the way back there will be some interference between the sump and cross member.
But before the engine can go fully to the rear- the trans input shaft has to line up with the clutch central hole.
My transmission is still in that rear cradle/mount (loosely) supporting its rear. If I jack up the front of the bell housing-
(tipping the whole trans up at the front) will I be able to get the input shaft into the clutch without the oil pan sump blocking
that move by pushing the engine up at too steep an angle ?
I guess the other possibility is to take the transmission completely loose and roll it down and back completely out of the way of the engine- so the engine can go in and on its mounts without the bell housing in the way- then try to bring the transmission
back up and forward to engage the clutch (and bolt the bell to the adaptor plate.)
I think I will have a much easier time if some kind soul can tell me if the first way is impossible before I have to find out the hard way !!!!!!!!!! (or if you have done it that way and it was OK )
It appears that there will be a good amount of clearance up and down between the #6 valve cover and the firewall overhang.
(more than I thought there would be .....)
Thanks ahead of time for any wisdom of experience !
Tim