pushrod tubes replacement - one piece

[t-royR]

I am pulling the engine from the car on my 69 fasty so I can put on a new exhaust. A number of the push tubes are leaking and I decided from my research, that best to go with solid original one-piece style over the available spring-loaded and other adjustable choices.

I have not re-built an engine before and will not be doing so here. But, I assume I need to pull the heads off (or at the least, loosen them some) to get the new one-piece tubes in. I have not removed the heads before. If I am going to loosen them to put these tubes in, should I pull the heads completely off and replace the head gaskets? Or, can I avoid that? Should I?

thanks
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[Glenn]

There are no head gaskets.

Yes, you need to remove the heads to install the stock pushrod tubes.
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[t-royR]

is pulling the heads simple enough? I don't want to get in over my head. Maybe I'm better off going with the adjustable or spring loaded, to avoid removing the heads
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[Max Welton]

Pretty simple. You'll need a torque wrench to put them back on.

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[Glenn]

Just make sure the cylinders don't come loose or they will leak.
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[t-royR]

Thanks all. I pulled the motor. Mine is an automatic. As I pulled the engine away from the tranny, quite a bit of tranny fluid ran out onto the floor. is that expected? I know that torque converter is full of fluid, and as it is pulled away from the main seal, i guess the fluid above the center line of that converter will leak out.

my question is simply to know if it is normal for some tranny fluid to come out when i pull the engine, or if this is a sign of an issue?


Thanks
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[notchboy]

[t-royR]

Thanks Notchboy. I have actually put this engine in before, as it was not in when I bought it. thanks for the reminder on the splines.
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[t-royR]

Hey Notchboy, I pulled on the center spline and it started to come out. So, I attempted to push it back in, but it hit some resistance. Is there a technique to re-aligning things so that center spline can get pushed in?
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[Mike Fisher]

Spin it a little to engage the teeth.
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