# 73 Chevy Nova 250 l6 removal **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** engines\ **Created:** [April 26, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677 "2009-04-26T23:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nikolahrgic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nikolahrgic/32/886_2.png) [@nikolahrgic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikolahrgic)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/1 "2009-04-26T23:58:45Z")
so recently my father and i decided we are going to remove the engine from our 73 Nova. We have the equipment to remove it the only thing that i wanted to know about was how to properly remove it. we plan on removing the trans before taking the motor out. We have already removed the alternator, fan, smog pump, distributor, carb, thermostat housing, and pretty much all the other engine accessories. Any manuals or information is greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/2 "2009-04-27T00:09:16Z")
With the room you have, I’d pull the engine/tranny as one unit with the radiator removed. Tester ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/3 "2009-04-27T03:52:50Z")
You must find the right hight to have the car at (just enough to get under) Then you will need to position the chain that connects to the engine correctly (and find a balance point). If you do pull with trans connected make sure you put a plug in the tailshaft or you will leak. Are you leaving the hood on? if you take it off make sure it doesn’t hit the ground. ---
**Author:** ![nikolahrgic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nikolahrgic/32/886_2.png) [@nikolahrgic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikolahrgic)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/4 "2009-04-28T00:42:03Z")
yes, the hood is off. my dad planned on attaching the chain to two hooks on either end of the crank case cover, that’s one thing i wasn’t sure about. Are there specific points on the engine where the chains should be attached? thanks for the info by the way. ---
**Author:** ![nikolahrgic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nikolahrgic/32/886_2.png) [@nikolahrgic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikolahrgic)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/5 "2009-04-28T00:58:01Z")
Well after some more searching on Google, i found a guide posted by some guy that follows the Chevy engine rebuilding handbook, here’s a link, any comments on the process would be appreciated, thanks. [http://www.chevytrucks.org/tech/engine1.htm](http://www.chevytrucks.org/tech/engine1.htm) ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/6 "2009-04-28T02:16:41Z")
I just want to make sure that the idea of “hooks on either end of the crankcase cover” is an idea that is forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/7 "2009-04-28T02:38:46Z")
Looks like a good guide. Just be very careful during the lift. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/8 "2009-04-28T03:50:16Z")
Is the radiator out? That will make it SO much easier. ---
**Author:** ![nikolahrgic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nikolahrgic/32/886_2.png) [@nikolahrgic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikolahrgic)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/9 "2009-04-28T23:59:24Z")
I’m sorry for the misinformation, i meant to say valve cover instead of crank case cover, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![nikolahrgic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nikolahrgic/32/886_2.png) [@nikolahrgic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nikolahrgic)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/10 "2009-04-29T00:01:07Z")
yes, the engine compartment is completely stripped, all thats left is the engine, brake master cylinder, and the steering box, the rest is removed including the windshield washer engine/pump. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/11 "2009-04-29T01:21:48Z")
Do not attach chain to valve cover bolts. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/73-chevy-nova-250-l6-removal/29677/12 "2009-04-29T16:13:55Z")
One problem with those instruction, they’re for the 235 cid ‘stove bolt 6’, the older Chevy 6. Your 250 is different, I don’t know in how many ways, so you’ll want to get a correct manual at Autozone, etc.