Listers,
I just finished pulling the tranny off the back end of the engine and the
engine is now hanging from the hoist. I've also pulled the flywheel off in
preperation for mating the engine to a stand. Since this is the first time
I've
ever put an engine on an stand my questions are,
1) The block has two 3/8" holes for where the starter bolts to it and all
of
the rest of the holes are 5/16"x24 tapped holes. It would appear obvious
that these are the holes that I'm going to have to use for the engine stand.
So should I use the two 3/8" holes for the starter on the right side and then
just pick a couple of the 5/16 tapped holes on the left side?
2) What grade should the bolts be? Grade 5 or grade 8? My particular
engine stand has clearance holes in the mounts for about 1/2" bolts so I'm
going to have to use some washers to make up the difference.
I realize these are probably pretty basic questions but I don't really want to
have the block land on the floor or worse yet my foot!
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated!
TIA
Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
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