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Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:49 pm

Anyone able to stear me in the direction of a good tutorial showing how to remove an engine?
Have a 67 that I want to pull the engine out of but I have never done it before.

Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:11 pm

Search the forums and get yourself a Muir's Idiot manual. Or...go to your auto parts store and a get a rebuild book. Info is free around here.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:18 am

I have these and they are very well done and highly recommend them.

http://bugmevideo.com/

Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:54 am

Here is something to strive for!

Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:05 am

I wouldn't advise turning ONE nut or bolt until you have a manual!

If you can't figure out how to remove the engine (a simple task), how are you going to know what to do with it when you have it out?

X2 on Muir's idiot book. This is really a good manual for most of what you will need. The haynes and chilton tend to leave a lot of things out and the bentley can be way over a beginers head.

I would suggest Muier's book and ALWAYS keep it in the trunk of the car. It can help you get going again if something goes wrong and leaves you stranded.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:17 am

I have the Muir's idiot book for sure. I just wanted a good color photograph of the process and maybe a video. I'm more of a visual kinda guy and the illustrations in Muirs book are good but I like seeing the real deal.

I think I am going to get the Bug Me videos as well and then just dig in.
Thanks guys.
This is my first resto and first bug so wish me luck.