Thread: Can you remove and replace a piston from a 350 from the bottom

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I still say this is crazy, it would be pretty near impossible on a engine stand much less in a vehicle, I mean pulling the crank, oil pump, the pan, the timing cover, the timing chain, water pump, the fan, drain the block, the oil, the cam gear then to try and somehow fish a piston out the bottom of the motor and somehow compress the rings with the block webbing and get it back in (cylinder bottom isn't square like the top)? I realize you need this info for court maybe but I really can't see this ever happening, you would have to reinstall all the above too (can't happen), hypothetically it may be possible maybe but we are car guys on here and I bet nobody here has ever seen this done nor would they ever try on a customers car. Don't let this fool try to convince you or anyone else this ever happened, it simply didn't.
Forgot the starter too, hey just for giggles if he didn't pull the heads how did he know which piston was marked, I hope he has a bore scope or he is a really good guesser, and getting a crank back in with 8 rods dangling without caps having to be pulled down and shoved up...this is just insane, the odds of winning the lottery are bettter than this ever happening. Take him to court with a piston installed and watch him look like a fool, then tell the neighbor kids to roundupp his yard one night (I didn't really type that did I?) Best of luck Matt