Lifting Engines

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After recently having my 302 with aluminum heads and intake manifold lifted 
by the carburetor mounting face, I ended up with a loose and leaking intake 
manifold. I feel that the threads in the aluminum heads may have yielded enough 
to loosen it.
 
In the past, I have always lifted the powertrain using a plate on each side 
bolted to the exhaust ports with two bolts. This is the way Ford lifted 
powertrains into rear wheel drive cars for many years. 
 
                                                                              
      John L