Like the title says have the engine out of the car. On the ground, need to seperate the block n remove the crank. Those who have done rebuilds how did you get your blocks apart???

 

get a cheap engine stand

 

sure someone locally would lend you one for the time you need it

 

i have a few things to share.

I borrowed an engine stand from a local friend.

You dont need an engine stand to seperate the block. Get a #3 hammer from Lowes (kobalt). and at the edge of the block there are pry points, I set the block on a garage/workout mat, set it on its side and pounded it carefully after pulling the 30 bed plate bolts of course. Rotated it slightly and hit it again, did this until it came apart. Be careful not to beat or bend on anything with a machined surface. You will be paying to get that fixed if you do. Came apart in like 5 minutes.

 

Ok thanx goin to pick one up my friend is using the only engine stand we have for his motor he is putting together ill stop by and pick one up for sure bro

 

Are u putting the hammer in the pry spots N Seperation it or are u hitting the pry spots??

 

hitting around the pry spots where there is a lip on the bed plate that meets the oil pan, allowing the weight of the block upside down to hold itself in place, hit around until the block separates like a quarter of an inch, then I used a crow/pry bar to finish separating it. Just takes time and patience. DO NOT pry on the machined flat surfaces of the block if you are going to reuse the block. If you are going to trash the block, beat the crap out of it for all you can. I beat the living crap out of my blown block, to get the crank and other parts off that I used in my sleeved block.

 

Ok nah reusing his one for now thanx again for the input got the hammer bout to get to it

 

You have the engine out again? My wife would have left me by nw.

 

Well this is the very first time my engine had been out if my car, I've broken my motor down but left block in the car, my wife doesn't care how often I wrench on my car I share my time between the army my family n car, takes longer but I'm stress free..........most the time lol

 

Just get a stand, u can get cheap ones. Ull probably need one again one day anyway. It so much easier to work on the engine with it.

 

yeah you need an engine stand. not one to break the block apart but you need one to assemble the block for sure.