Pulling the motor from my 1969 Thunderbird

[OneAmongOthers]

okay so as per the title I will soon be pulling the motor out of my 69 Thunderbird for a roller 68 I will be getting soon. Any helpful tips on taking it out would be much appreciated. Can I get to the trans bolts form inside the engine bay? I am guessing it wise to pull off the heads to help lighten and weight of the engine.

Can the Blower motor be rebuilt? Have mine out but OE wheel will not work with the aftermarket motor it is to deep for the aftermarket motor.

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[jazbo]

It looks like the right fender may have to come off. The 1970 Ford service manual is not very helpful.

 

[Russellbird]

The notes here are for a Mark III but it’s the same setup on a Thunderbird. I had to replace the blower motor on my mark, it wasn’t fun, but wasn’t impossible either. You will access the motor from inside the cabin, some minor dash disassembly will be needed. Lower dash glove box area. I had the seats out of the mark, which created a lot more room to work.

http://www.lincolnlandinc.com/blog/2014/03/1970_mark_iii_blower_motor_que.html

 

[Russellbird]

As I recall the procedure,
Remove glove box door and interior
Remove hvac control box
Remove right kick panel
Remove fresh air vacuum motor, disconnect vac hose and electrical connector
Remove one screw that retains motor (remaining rivets are in a keyhole opening)
Rotate blower motor counterclockwise to disengage keyed rivets
(May take some convincing, it’s been there 48 years)
Remove motor and unplug from harness

 

[jazbo]

Thanks folks! If it test bad I'll be able to replace it.

 

[Alphakid]

Can the blower motor be rebuilt on a 1969? I have mine out but OE wheel is to deep too work with the aftermarket motor.

 

[Dozertech]

okay so as per the title I will soon be pulling the motor out of my 69 Thunderbird for a roller 68 I will be getting soon. Any helpful tips on taking it out would be much appreciated. Can I get to the trans bolts form inside the engine bay? I am guessing it wise to pull off the heads to help lighten and weight of the engine.

Can the Blower motor be rebuilt? Have mine out but OE wheel will not work with the aftermarket motor it is to deep for the aftermarket motor.

What are you doing with the dizzy and intake off the 69?

 

[OneAmongOthers]

What are you doing with the dizzy and intake off the 69?

I still have my intake off my 69. Heavy ass chunk of iron if you ask me. I also have the original distributor.

 

[Dozertech]

Sorry I read it wrong. I thought you were putting a 68 roller engine into your 69. How did the edelbrock intake perform in the 69?

 

[OneAmongOthers]

Sorry I read it wrong. I thought you were putting a 68 roller engine into your 69. How did the edelbrock intake perform in the 69?

On my tbird I installed the edelbrock performer 460 intake. It was a simple task. Only issue was the stock cast iron intake weighed a fricken ton! Other than that it was pretty much drop and bolt on.

 

[DEVIL DOG 62]

Can the blower motor be rebuilt on a 1969? I have mine out but OE wheel is to deep too work with the aftermarket motor.

If you look into the slots of the wheel down towards the bottom there should be a small allen wrench screw that you loosen up so you can slide the wheel off the shaft and use the original wheel. The shaft should be round with a flat side on it. That's where the allen screw is