My engine is currently dangling on an engine stand in my basement. Put the
engine backing plate (the plate the transmission bolts onto) back onto the block
(7 bolts or so if I remember) and then use 5/16" bolts and nuts (and in my case
a
stack of fender washers to spread the load) through the transmission mounting
holes.
Rob in Ottawa (all pistons in and camshaft hopefully indexed correctly....)
Douglas Shook wrote:
> I'm hoping everybody is entitled to one stupid question
> and one cross post.
>
> As we speak, I have the engine out of my TR6, dangling
> from the hoist and tentatively bolted into an engine
> stand. Here lies my question -- in the past, I always
> have done engines on benches. I am trying to get more
> enlightened in my old age and bought a 1,000 lb engine
> stand -- nothing fancy.
>
> There are four adjustable arms on the pivot plate of
> the engine stand, each with a bolt hole. I put 5/16"
> (head size) bolts through them into the transmission
> mounts, but they only thread in about 3/8" (these are
> the bolt holes at the back of the engine where the
> transmission attaches, and the threaded hole is quite
> shallow).
>
> Here is my fear -- it looks to me like the 400 lb
> engine will be placing a lot of stress on those shallow
> bolt holes. I guess what I am asking is how do you
> attach an engine to one of these engine stands? Am I
> approaching this right or am I off base here?
>
> The last thing I need is to break the engine casting
> around these shallow holes (and probably drop the
> engine in the process).
>
> If there is anybody out there who has mounted a TR6
> engine in one of these stands, I would love to hear
> back from you.
>
> I will leave the engine in the hoist until I hear
> something.
>
> Again, sorry for the ignorant cross post, but I have
> the engine dangling in my driveway....
>
> doug
> los angeles
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