tranny cooler plate....how hard?
 

So I have a cracked tranny cooler plate to replace can this be done with the engine in place?
It's the r/s cooler plate so it's facing the center stringer between the 2 engines more daylight there.
My engines are pretty tall (572 chevy "tall boys") and little room atop them with Arizona speed
& marine efi's.....one thing certain, hatch has to be removed pretty tight overhead........Scippy

Yes, Its doable.

once you get the hatch off you should have good access to it.pretty simple job.

you have one hatch like me? or the two side by sides?

Great to hear it's doable without much involved!...............removing the hatch will be easy...thanks

Tim.........My '82 originally had the split hatch, but it was replaced with a single one..much, if not all
of the boat was remodeled in '96.........she sat for 20 years in a warehouse before I brought her home
in March of this year!

Gotcha, mine was converted also, makes it very easy to work on... You have any pics? Never seen it yet

[QUOTE=Full Force;4503697]Gotcha, mine was converted also, makes it very easy to work on... You have any pics? Never seen it yet[/QUOTE

Here's a few of the Mistress and one with the hatch........

more.............

That boat is beautiful!

Thats a nice looking ride skippy. I like the SSM drives. What kind of speed you gettin out of her? I always liked the teak cabins in those old school Cigs.