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Old 02-23-2005, 05:49 PM
Andrewh Andrewh is offline
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There are several. Haynes and chiltons are the most common. They help, but are not very detailed. Most cover several years and engines for the type of car. It will get you started though. They are the cheapest source.
Alldata.com now has a diy section. It is like 24 dollars a year. It is the same books the mechanics use. May not be much help for the years you are talking about.

In general, it should be fairly easy to remove the engine from either car.
Disconnnect all the electrical, unhook the starter, altenator, distributer, and coil from the wiring harness.
Take out the starter
Drain the radiator
Take the hoses off the water pump. The upper radiator hose, the lower, and both heater hoses.
If you have a/c, I would unbolt it from the engine and find a way to hang it over the side so you don't have to crack open the lines.
Disconnect power steering hoses. You may have to drain the pump.
Unbolt the exhaust.You may get by with just disconnecting the exhaust manifold from the rest of the exhaust, but if you have headers, you might have to unbolt them from the heads.
Support and unbolt the transmission
Unbolt the motor mounts to the frame.
Check for ground straps
Get a cherry picker and pull.
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