carnage351
Jr. Member
Slightly long story here.
I use to have an 85 Bronco with a 351. I ran it into the ground and decided it was no longer worth fixing. I have a 71 EB that I wanted to get going ASAP but needed a motor for it. I had rebuilt the 351 in my 85 about 7 years ago, but it only has about 35k on it. The motor went 170k before I had to rebuild it, so it should still have some good life in it.
So I pulled the 351 out of my 85 and parted the rest of the truck out. I put the 351 in my EB and yesterday finally got to the point to where I could start it. I had problems with the 2 carbs I had (both are junk and I need a new one) but I did finally get her running.
Today, I went to see if I could get it running a little better. (Actually just wanted to hear it run ;D ) After I shut it off, I notice a green pudle near the rear of the motor and heard a nice hissing sound. After some searching with a flashlight, I found that the head gasket was blown on the drivers side :'( . WISH I HAD FOUND THIS OUT BEFORE I PUT THE MOTOR IN!!!
Finally to the question. Is it possible to pull the heads off the motor without pulling the entire engine? The EB has no body lift on it. I spent alot of time putting the motor in, just to have to pull it back out. It looks like I might have enough room to do it, but I am not sure. Let me know what you guys think.
I use to have an 85 Bronco with a 351. I ran it into the ground and decided it was no longer worth fixing. I have a 71 EB that I wanted to get going ASAP but needed a motor for it. I had rebuilt the 351 in my 85 about 7 years ago, but it only has about 35k on it. The motor went 170k before I had to rebuild it, so it should still have some good life in it.
So I pulled the 351 out of my 85 and parted the rest of the truck out. I put the 351 in my EB and yesterday finally got to the point to where I could start it. I had problems with the 2 carbs I had (both are junk and I need a new one) but I did finally get her running.
Today, I went to see if I could get it running a little better. (Actually just wanted to hear it run ;D ) After I shut it off, I notice a green pudle near the rear of the motor and heard a nice hissing sound. After some searching with a flashlight, I found that the head gasket was blown on the drivers side :'( . WISH I HAD FOUND THIS OUT BEFORE I PUT THE MOTOR IN!!!
Finally to the question. Is it possible to pull the heads off the motor without pulling the entire engine? The EB has no body lift on it. I spent alot of time putting the motor in, just to have to pull it back out. It looks like I might have enough room to do it, but I am not sure. Let me know what you guys think.
