I am pulling an engine from my 1985/2 NA Auto. There was coolant in the oil. Did oil cooler gaskets and lost oil pressure after completion, so pulling engine.
While disconnecting things , I noticed the front lifting ring was missing. Went to pull the alternator and AC compressor and found the shoulders on the block that receive the bracket mounting bolts had been broken off and mangled some. The bolts screw in enough to hold the bracket with the exception of the lower left one. It is broken off. Oh and one of the bolts holding the AC compressor to the bracket had been broken off and I'll need to clear that before reattaching the bracket.
At a minimum, I need to support the engine with a lift to remove it. I am planning on pulling it from the top.
Will I be able to reattach the bracket and the lift ring at that front top bolt and lift it? The top left bolt secured well.
Can those things be welded on?
Is that idea worthwhile?
It doesn't seem that this affected the engine while running...didn't have it running too much as I was working the oil cooler gaskets right after I bought it.
