I just bought a D16ZC and it was used with an automatic transmission. Took off the flex plate and swapped over the pressure plate, clutch etc... now i'm going to put the two together and there 2 pins sticking out of the block and 2 pins on the transmission keeping me from putting the two together. Can I just pull the pins out of the engine? My old engine (D15B) did not have these pins sticking out of it.

 

They are dowel pins, they are supposed to fit into holes to help you align everything when you bolt it back together. If there are dowel pins on both the engine and the tranny in the same spot, just take out one set and leave the others.

 

Sweet thanks