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An old friend drove her 96 Grand caravan until the engine stopped. She discovered that it was out of oil. The engine is seized according to one. She has had someone try and move the crank by hand with limited success. Since the parts + labor costs in replacing the engine exceed the cost of finding another 96 GC, she will be buying another and I was thinking of buying that seized van.
Rather than remove the 3.0L/A670 drive train as a unit with cradle on the ground and then separate, is there another option?
If a breaker bar can rotate the crank, I am wondering if I can release all TC bolts by rotating the crank enough to gain access resulting in not having to harm the TC oil seal,.leaving the tranny in the vehicle and raising the engine out from the top. This would mean removing the wiper tray on the GEN3 GC I could salvage the October 2012 new water pump/timing belt and install on the replacement engine.
What are your thoughts on this. Currently the local upick bone yard is selling engines/tranny at low prices.
Thanks
Rather than remove the 3.0L/A670 drive train as a unit with cradle on the ground and then separate, is there another option?
If a breaker bar can rotate the crank, I am wondering if I can release all TC bolts by rotating the crank enough to gain access resulting in not having to harm the TC oil seal,.leaving the tranny in the vehicle and raising the engine out from the top. This would mean removing the wiper tray on the GEN3 GC I could salvage the October 2012 new water pump/timing belt and install on the replacement engine.
What are your thoughts on this. Currently the local upick bone yard is selling engines/tranny at low prices.
Thanks