Andre,
What do you plan on doing with the engine on the stand?
If you plan on taking the crank out you'll need to remove the back plate and
attach the engine stand directly to the block. also, remove the seal housing
plate while the engine off the stand as well (or at least the bolts for it) as
it's much easier to do it then...
But I hate to break the news to you that you won't be able to get the crank
off as it stands now...
The other option...if you have an extra back plate is to cut out a major
section of it to facilitate removal of the seal plate and crank while still
not bolting to the block...
I'll second the engine stand advice though. I use the small one for the
spitfire, but it was always a little dodgy with the TR6 engine on it!
aaron
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All the best
Aaron Johnson
#38 FP Spitfire Mk4 Southern Illinois Region SCCA
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> Thursday night I put my GT6 engine onto a 750lbs engine stand.
> All seemed well, but when I went rotate the block over I could tell right
> away the stand was not holding up too well.
> The problem was not the weight, but the length of the engine. This was
> putting an extra load on the stand making it impossible to rotate the engine
> or for that matter getting the locking pin in or out. Not a safe situation
> at all.
>
> So Friday night I went out and bought a 1250LBS engine stand from Princess
> Auto. It was on sale, only $10.00 more then the 1000lbs unit, plus its
> yellow. :)
>
> The new stand features a open ended square design, 4 wheels and seems to be
> a lot beefier then the smaller 750lbs version.
> http://www.justdrive.ca/04/11-13/slides/IMG_2415.html compare if you dare
>
> I set it the new stand up this morning and loaded the engine on to it. Much
> better. I can rotate the block, but its interesting getting it back up to
> the top. I9ll be building those muscles, while doing this engine rebuild.
>
> I guess the moral is something everyone has heard before. Buy the right
> tools for the job the first time!
>
> Cheers.
>
> A.
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> Andre Rousseau - Ottawa Canada
> 1968 Triumph GT6 MK1
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