[Green 912]

I talked to a person that removed the doghouse with the motor in the car and he likened it to doing brain surgery thought your butt. (He was stuck on the side of the road and did not have a way to pull the motor out)

You will need to remove or at least lower the motor. Jack the back end up and put it on stands. You don’t need to pull the motor off the trans and out just disconnect the shift linkage, loosen the trans mounting bolts and with a floor jack under the motor unbolt and lower the motor 4 or 5 inches or so. (see old post for more on pulling motor) This will give you enough room to pop the shroud off. All things considered, I would pull the motor off the trans and out completely. As Mr. Clark says, it is easy to pull the motor and with all the other problems you are having with your ride I suspect you might find more work to do.