- 1. Pulling engines (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Dooley <adooley@umr.edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 12:12:03 -0600 (CST)
- While pulling the engine out of my Midget is one of the many projects I would prefer not to think about, the recent discussion brought to mind a question I had been thinking about. When I have to pul
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00833.html (8,092 bytes)
- 2. Re: Pulling engines (score: 1)
- Author: pbw@chong.dseg.ti.com (Pat Willems (@chong))
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 12:23:14 CST
- Andrew, What I did was go to my local rent-all and rent an engine hoist (~$15 for the day). I rented one that broke down into enough pieces that it would fit in a car. They also rent ones on trailers
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00834.html (7,212 bytes)
- 3. Re: Pulling engines (score: 1)
- Author: fickes@taurus.apple.com (Stan Fickes)
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:25:32 -0800
- Andrew asked: I have always thrown a chain over the joists in the garage, and used a chain hoist to pull the engine/gearbox assembly. I usually brace the joist I use with a 2x6 long enough to wedge i
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00835.html (7,996 bytes)
- 4. Re: Pulling engines (score: 1)
- Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 16:07:22 -0500 (EST)
- I infer that umr.edu is University of Missouri Rolla. You are therefore most likely studying engineering. We, on the other hand, have demonstrated time and again that we collectively have all the eng
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00856.html (8,793 bytes)
- 5. Re: Pulling engines (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Meboe <meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 17:56:35 -0800 (PST)
- Ray Responds: Greg Responds: If you somehow enlist two or more trusses in your hoist design, you should be fine. I've had such a system in my parent's carport for 9 years, and it's never fallen yet.
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00872.html (8,449 bytes)
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