Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
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05/05/21 08:58 PM
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My 2nd gen hemi is sitting in an e-body on repro stock mounts and a repro Debevic hemi k-frame. The steering box was hard to mount as the holes seemed slightly off kilter. Haven't driven it since I installed the k-frame. I started it last week. Later on the lift I noticed the steering center link was rubbing on the Moroso oil pan, drivers-side only. It wasn't before. And the the passenger side engine mount is at the top of its adjustment range on the k-frame. So I loosened those nutss and remove the driver side engine mount bolt. I tried to jack up the engine a little to level it, but it didn't move. Like it was still bolted in, and the only remaining bolt was in the trans mount. I feel like something is binding as the jack was raising the front end when I tried to lift the engine. Anybody had similar experiences? I feel this shouldn't be a hard problem, but I'm stumped at the moment.
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Re: Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
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05/06/21 07:30 AM
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Moving the pass side mount holes to the top lowered the driver side. Probably the best way to free it is to get a chain on top and use a picker.
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Re: Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
[Re: Vert]
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05/12/21 08:52 AM
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recently had a Customers Charger in with Schumacher mounts and a Magnum force front K frame suspension. Took quite a bit of re work on the mounts ( primarily the R side, passenger) to get it centered and level. It was so bad the R valvae cover was jammed against the shock tower. Welcome to my soon to be ex world. Customers don't always understand that these KITS are kit's to aggravate your bowels LOL. Keep looking or get another set of competent eyes to help. Sometimes one gets too close to a problem to see the solution , keep us posted
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Re: Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
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05/12/21 10:06 AM
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recently had a Customers Charger in with Schumacher mounts and a Magnum force front K frame suspension. Took quite a bit of re work on the mounts ( primarily the R side, passenger) to get it centered and level. It was so bad the R valvae cover was jammed against the shock tower. Welcome to my soon to be ex world. Customers don't always understand that these KITS are kit's to aggravate your bowels LOL. Keep looking or get another set of competent eyes to help. Sometimes one gets too close to a problem to see the solution , keep us posted Had something similar happen when I swapped a SB for BB on my M body. I bought the Schumacher mounts and couldn't get the motor sitting correctly in the K. It kept wanting to angle towards the passenger side. Turns out I had bought the incorrect mounts. They had a factory replacement type kit for 70's cars that had a BB from the factory and used the spool mounts, and a retrofit kit to go to BB from SB with the spool mounts. Whoops.
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Re: Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
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06/14/21 07:38 AM
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Wrong K?
E body has a different steering box angle than B body.
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Re: Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
[Re: Vert]
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06/14/21 08:50 PM
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One more... LH side steering box.
Last edited by Vert; 06/15/21 07:09 PM.
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Re: Engine is "tilted"... and stuck
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06/14/21 08:55 PM
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I'm assuming it is. I swapped my V8 k-frame for a repop hemi k-frame. All the steering gear was swapped frame to frame. Steering box was tough to bolt on. Seemed a little off. Did you buy this frame direct from Al?
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