Engine Drop - Remove Head First For Extra Clearance?

[OK-944]

This sounds so obvious...but I have not seen this mentioned - that to gain some extra clearance for an engine drop I may as well just remove the head first - make sense?

[krystar]

u could, but it's not needed. as long as you the 21 inches clearance, you're fine.

follow
http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/eng-01.htm

[944 Ecology]

Just remove the distributor cap and rotor and the radiator fans, and you should have plenty of room.

[exitwound]

I had to remove the oil filter to get another 1/2" to 1" on the right side just to be safe.

[Schumi]

If you remove the dist. cap, also remove the rotor. I didn't and when lowering the engine out, I bumped it into the radiator crossmember and it chipped the rotor. They aren't cheap.

[onZedge]

I would remove the radiator (you never know) - they aren't cheap either.

[Arizona_928]

I wouldn't as the studs go up to just about the same height. If you need acouple inches a block of wood works well.

[speedracing944]

drop it with the head. Remove radiator as others have suggested.

Speedy