Drive Belts-Adjust; Engine-Remove And Install; Manifold-Valve Trains-Cylinder Heads; Right Side Exhaust Manifold Or Gasket - Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual

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Install new insulator with two insulator-to-
transmission housing bolts and washers and tighten
to 30 lb. ft. torque.
5. Lower rear of transmission so that insulator
positions are above crossmember.
6. Install two crossmember to insulator bolts
with washers and tighten to 30 lb. ft, torque,
DRIVE BELTS-ADJUST
Engine fan and accessory drive belts may be ad­
justed by use of the Borroughs Belt Tension gauge.
Section 6A gives the correct specifications.
ENGINE-REMOVE AND INSTALL
REMOVE
1. Disconnect battery cables at battery.
2. Drain cooling system.
3 . Scribe alignment marks on hood around hood
hinges and remove hood from hinges.
4. Disconnect engine wire harness and engine-to-
body ground straps.
5 . Remove air cleaner.
6. Remove fan shield.
7. Disconnect radiator and heater hoses at engine
attachment.
8. If equipped with manual transmission, remove
radiator.
9. If equipped with power steering or air condi­
tioning, remove pump and compressor from mounting
brackets and set aside. Do not disconnect hoses.
10. Remove engine fan and pulley.
11. Disconnect accelerator control linkage and re­
move accelerator linkage support bracket.
12. Disconnect transmission vacuum modulator
line and power brake vacuum line at carburetor and
fold back out of way.
13. On Firebird equipped with A / C , remove wind­
shield wiper motor.
14. Raise vehicle and drain crankcase.
15. Disconnect gas tank lines at fuel pump.
16. Disconnect exhaust pipes from manifolds.
17. Disconnect starter wires.
18. If equipped with automatic transmission, re­
move convertor cover, remove three convertor re­
taining bolts and slide convertor to rear.
19. If equipped with manual transmission, discon­
nect clutch linkage, remove clutch cross shaft,
starter and lower flywheel cover.
20. Remove four lower bell housing bolts (two
each side).
21. Disconnect transmission filler tube support
and starter wire harness shield from cylinder heads.
22. Remove two front motor mount bolts at frame.
23. Lower vehicle.
24. Using jack and block of wood, support trans­
mission.
25. Remove two remaining bell housing bolts.
26. Raise transmission slightly.
27. Using suitable lifting equipment, remove en­
gine.
INSTALL
1. Install engine lifting equipment to engine and
lower engine into chassis, guiding engine to align
engine with bell housing.
2. With engine supported by lifting equipment, in­
stall two upper bell housing bolts.
CA UTION: Do not lower engine completely while
jack is supporting transmission.
3. Remove transmission support jack.
4. Lower engine and remove lifting equipment.
5. Raise vehicle.
6. Install remaining bell housing bolts.
7. Replace two front motor mount to frame bolts.
8. For remaining installation procedures, reverse
steps 1 thru 19.
MANIFOLD—VALVE TRAINS—CYLINDER HEADS
RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR GASKET-
REMOVE AND REPLACE
REMOVE
1. Disconnect exhaust pipe from manifold.