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..I have a good spare engine and transmission that I pulled from a wrecker van a few years back,
it's been sitting in covered storage ~5 years.
The engine and transmission were removed as a unit, the framing under the van torch-cut.

I recently pulled the unit from it's hidey hole,, intending to replace another engine., I removed all the bolts around the bell-housing that connect to the engine block, expecting the transmission to slide out from the engine, but it still seems solidly fused, not giving a mm of space.

...could it be that the spline joint inside could have fused with moisture?
.........or are there more fastenings to remove?


.....any ideas,,suggestions? thanks