Success! Felix Wong removing the engine and transmission with the engine hoist.

MGB Engine Removal

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I finally got around to pulling my MGB’s engine. It took about a day to do so using an engine hoist that a co-worker lent me. The engine removal process was fairly easy and required about six hours of labor, excluding breaks. I was taking my time and was pleasantly surprised at how easy the process was. (Of course, installing the engine was a different matter.)

Afterwards, I rented a U-haul pick-up truck and brought the engine to Fremont Machine Shop, which was only a mile away. When I got there, two big dudes manhandled the engine block from the pickup bed, put it in a shopping cart, and rolled it into the machine shop across the parking lot. A funny sight, but impressive.

In my garage with the engine hoist my coworker generously lent me. Thanks, Rick!
In my garage with the engine hoist my coworker generously lent me. Thanks, Rick!
Goldie's engine sans cylinder head, which I had removed to diagnose the problem in April of last year!
Goldie's engine sans cylinder head, which I had removed to diagnose the problem in April of last year!
I had to spend an additional 6 or so hours removing various components to get to this point...
I had to spend an additional 6 or so hours removing various components to get to this point...
Success! Felix Wong removing the engine and transmission with the engine hoist.
Success! Felix Wong removing the engine and transmission with the engine hoist.
I now begin the laborous cleaning/degreasing process, scraping away three decades' worth of grease and grime.
I now begin the laborous cleaning/degreasing process, scraping away three decades' worth of grease and grime.
Here's a picture taken after I unbolted the tranny from the engine and did hours worth of cleaning. Note that the engine is now red and the transmission silver!
Here's a picture taken after I unbolted the tranny from the engine and did hours worth of cleaning. Note that the engine is now red and the transmission silver!