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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cudak888" data-source="post: 236116" data-attributes="member: 1141">Got the engine off the dolly, on the hoist, and onto the stand this evening:<img src="http://i59.tinypic.com/2u9tjbo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I also took this opportunity to pull the compressor. I don't care what anyone says - the factory Mopar '88-91 (might apply to earlier '80s LAs too) A/C compressor mount assembly for the Sanden-style unit is one of the worst things I've ever seen engineered. Pulling the compressor pretty much forces you into removing the entire alternator bracket assembly or fighting a pair of 15mm bolts in an area where you can't fit a wrench.Even if you get the thing out using the latter method (honestly, it's smarter to pull all the front brackets off to take it off, even though it's a much bigger job), you STILL have to pull all the brackets if you want to get the intake manifold off.In short, if you want the intake off, you might as well take off your fan, alternator, and A/C compressor. Crap!<img src="http://i57.tinypic.com/2dcfz9z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />-Kurt</blockquote>

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