David,
Are the tappets really stuck? How long has the engine been unused? In any
case, to get mine out I coated them liberally with oil and used the suction
from the pushrods to pull them out. It required a bit of patience, but it
worked.
As for the engine removal, I used the generator mounting bracket at a bolt
screwed into one of the threaded holes for the exhaust manifold. With a
rented hydraulic hoist, I did it by myself.
Dave
>From: David Tulchinsky <tulch@ccsalpha3.nrl.navy.mil>
>Reply-To: David Tulchinsky <tulch@ccsalpha3.nrl.navy.mil>
>To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: engine dismanteling help
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:21:33 -0400
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm currently in the process of dismanteling my engine (77B, 18V engine)
>for a complete rebuilt. The engine is not yet out of the car (but will be
>as soon
>as I rent a hoist), however it is well on it's way to be in a hundred
>organized pieces.
>
>However, I'm having a couple of problems.
>
>1. After removing the head, and pushrods, I can't get all of the tappets
>out.
>1,4,5,&7 (from front to back) came out, but 2,3,6, & 8 are stuck. (I
>believe they
>are mainly the exhaust valve tappets.) They come up about a inch, but then
>get stuck and won't come out. Will I have to wait till the engine is out
>and the
>oil pan is off to drive them out the bottom, or it there another way??
>
>2. I tried to get the distributor drive spindel out. The housing the
>distributor
>slides into, Moss Part 460-640, #50 on pg 9 of recent catalog. It has one
>screw, which is removed, but the the object itself is quite difficult to
>move.
>A little WD-40 and PB -blaster later its still stuck.
>How much persuation (read: big hammer) should I need to use on this
>part. I suspect it should just slide out, but so far no luck.
>Do I need a puller??? Any tricks??
>
>Assuming I can get the above out, I think there should be nothing else to
>remove to get the cam out. I'm assuming it should just slide out
>at this point (time gears are removed), but its getting stuck on the above.
>
>One other thought, is it dangerous to lift the engine out by the head
>bolts??
>That is, can I hook the hoist up to bolts connected to the block vias the
>head bolts threads?? Will the threads rip out or will I warp the block??
>I suspect not, but I figured I'd check.
>
>Thanks for all of your help.
>
>-Dave
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