Pulling the motor....

[silver_pilate]

I always pull the motor seperate from the tranny. Really depends on how much of a mess you want to make. Usually less mess with the tranny left in the car, though putting the motor back in usually takes some "finess" to line up the bell housing to the block.

A suggestion I would make would be to get a couple of large pieces of cardboard. As you remove bolts, just poke them through the cardboard, putting bolts from the same area/part together. You can lable them with a marker right on the cardboard.

Definately use some masking tape the first time around to lable both ends of the connectors you unplug.

Also, take a couple of close up digital pictures of the vacuum tree on the passanger side of the motor and the accessory brackets while they are still hooked up. The accessory brackets can be a puzzle to go back together.

Basically, just go slow. Disconnect anything holding the engine to the car. Putting it back in the first time always takes longer than taking it out. If you run into any snags, just ask us.

--nathan