Thanks for the reply. Nice pic BTW.
Yeah I have more room than that. Is that a 3.4? Looking down like that on mine there's a couple inches or so of room and you can see the coil pack. On the passenger side of the engine is the alternator.
I just got this car from an elderly couple and it's in excellent condition. I had another Lumina, a year older, but after two engines because of the intake thing, I quit and got rid of it.
I digress. I have more room than you do but if I remove the air snorkel I think I can get the engine to tilt forward a good 4 inches more. I tried the 2x4 thing but only ended up getting the 2x4 stuck between the firewall and alternator...unable to get the dogbone brackets back in place. Kinda comical actually.
Busted my butt and STILL didn't get those three stinkin plugs replaced. Needs it too. The front 3 were baaaaaad. One of them looked like a big blob of wax had been drooled on it. I couldn't tell electrode from ground it was so bad. I have an intermittent skip at idle so I'm HOPING that's the problem. The elderly folks had receipts for a fairly recent tune-up but I'm sure they got screwed given the sulfur buildup I saw on that plug. They got a new battery too..and the monkey that put it in didn't know how to use the plastic retainers for the window washer bottle so there's only one little bolt down low holding it in. Little crap but annoying.
OK..well. Looks like I'm going to remove the hood this weekend and go the 2x4 route again. (It was part of the stuck 2x4 comedy issue). I just thought maybe there was a tool I could rent to crank the engine forward and figured I'd ask the folks here. Thanks again for the advice.