'94 pushrod 4.0 engine pull...

[Darth5oh]

Hello all,

Quick question I’m afraid I know the answer to… (I attempted several searches.)

With a blown clutch slave-cylinder (2-days ago) and most expansion (freeze) plugs leaking in the block and heads – it seems the time is “right” to pull the engine.

For those who have pulled this engine... Is there any way to swing the A/C compressor and lines out of the way without discharging the system? Looking at it - my guess is no.

Thanks!

 

[vq5speed]

You might be able to but you'd need to also unbolt the condenser and swing that over as well

 

[turboranger91]

If I remember right, when I last pulled one, I was able to lay the compressor over towards the Fender... That is, until my idiot friend decided that wasn't a good spot for it and disconnected it. That stuff got everywhere! And it's so sticky.... What a mess.

 

[Darth5oh]

vq - ah... never thought about unbolting the condenser. (good idea!) Hopefully it would just pull away from the firewall without having to do something under the dash to disconnect?? Thanks for the idea!

thanks turbo! Yeah - nothing like releasing all that in a few seconds with one bolt! Hopefully I can lay things off to the side. It looks daunting under the hood...

 

[vq5speed]

Not the Evaporator core inside the HVAC. You don't need to remove that HVAC box to get the motor out. The Condenser is behind the radiator. The AC hoses go into the condenser on the compressor side and come out on the passenger side. You got to get the radiator out of the way. Then loosen the condenser and compressor and swing all that over to the passenger side is what I am thinking could work.

 

[turboranger91]

I don't remember having to move the condenser. I may be wrong though. It's been several years.

 

[vq5speed]

If you only move the compressor over you still have the hose that goes across the engine bolts down on the back end of the intake manifold. Maybe you can pull the motor through the middle of all that without moving the condenser. I guess you can try..

 

[larrydd999]

The good news is that being a '94 it has R134a and not R12.

 

[Darth5oh]

Thanks all! Probably be a couple weeks before pull it. I'll post an update then.

 

[Number4]

The AC lines changed up over the years or something. My Haynes manual referenced attachment points for the AC lines that didn't exist on my '94. Maybe it did when they wrote the book in 92/93. I recall it saying to move the compressor to the side, but you shouldn't have to remove the condenser.

I didn't touch my condenser at all. But I did yank all the rest of the components. Had a small leak and it's a '94, I figured they could all do with being replaced while the engine was out.

 

[Maniak]

The AC lines changed up over the years or something. My Haynes manual referenced attachment points for the AC lines that didn't exist on my '94.

They did.. when we replaced the Lines on our '92 we got the "new style" line which ran under the throttle body. The old line ran around the back of the engine..

I looked at what we will get the next time I change the lines (I was hoping to do all that work by now, but nope.... too many projects) and it still the kind that goes under the TB.

~Mark