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Fred -

There is a procedure in the Pantera Technical Information Service manual. Removal of the Transaxle is in Section 16, and the Engine & Transaxle in Section 21.

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Anyway - several tips I would give you:

1. Be prepared for Antifreeze all over the place - there isn't really a drain bung at the lowest point of the cooling system.

2. You need an Engine Hoist with an extra long boom. In addition, it helped me to remove the rear bumper - it gave my engine hoist about 3-4" more of access.

3. Take it very slow - you have to continually change the angle of the engine and transaxle as you are pulling it out of the car (generally pulling the transaxle up to work the engine out to the back of the car).

4. You want a "low profile" engine attachment fixture - it's tight between the roof and the top of the manifold.

5. Make sure the car is as low as possible when you pull the engine - don't have it on wheel dollies or anything.

You can see my setup, and what I am talking about in this thread... Scroll down a few posts....

5357 Engine Install - Just Look at it Backwards!