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Re: Engine Pulling

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
To: jurban@p3.net
Subject: Re: Engine Pulling
From: TYPE79@ix.netcom.com
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:41:51 -0600 (CST)
Reply-to: TYPE79@ix.netcom.com
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Jason,
"Most of the advice is to tie the chain to the head/rocker studs(no chain
 knots, but using an metal angle."

This not only always works for me but it was recommended by the factory.

Jay Fishbein, CT
AN-5
HAN-6
Innocenti-S

On 02/25/99 12:32:39 you wrote:
>
>Hi All!
>
>Probably gonna be pulling the engine this weekend to do some more work and
>cleanup a few leaks.  When the engine was last pulled, we simply ran chain
>around the engine and connected the chain to a hoist.  Putting it back in,
>we very carefully ran chain around the engine since it was just painted.
>Now that I'm pulling it again, I'd like to find a better way.
>
>Most of the advice is to tie the chain to the head/rocker studs(no chain
>knots, but using an metal angle).  Can these studs take the weight??  Since
>I have an LCB header, this comes off before I pull the engine, so I don't
>have a manifold to hook onto, either.
>
>Suggestions??
>
>Jason.
>
>
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