Jeff,
2 & 3 sound like more work than 1. Also, an inline engine with bell housing
attached is quite long and, of course, very heavy. Pretty risky on most
engine stands - definitely won't work on one of those 3-legged stands, and
even with a better stand, keeping it balanced and stable could be a real
task. I'd "bite the bullet". It's really not that much extra work.
Jack / Winter Park FL
-----Original Message-----
From: Nelson, Jeff - DTC <jnelson@paducah.k12.ky.us>
To: 'oletrucks@autox.team.net' <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 4:04 PM
Subject: FW: [oletrucks] Stovebolt/Engine Stand?
>I sent this this morning but it did not appear to get through. If this
>comes through twice I apologize and will blame it all on the internet
><grin>
>
>Jeff Nelson
>
>> ----------
>> From: Nelson, Jeff - DTC
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 10:03 AM
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Stovebolt/Engine Stand?
>>
>> Well, great minds must work in similar ways. I was pulling my 235 from
>> the frame on Saturday. I also removed the tranny just fine, but when I
>> saw that two of the bolts holding the bell housing to the block were
>> behind the flywheel, I knew it was time to punt. I went back to my
>> manuals and other documentation and sure enough, you DO need to remove
>> the clutch and flywheel before removing the bell housing. The only
>> reason I want the engine on the stand is for safe storage, clean up,
>> repainting, and detailing (adding decals, etc.) while I'm refinishing
>> the frame. Now, since my engine, clutch, and transmission were all
>> rebuilt a short time ago (<1000 miles), I would rather not remove the
>> clutch and flywheel if I don't have to (I have more than enough
>> disassembled pieces in the shop as it is.) As I see it, if I want the
>> engine on a stand, I have several options, but would like to get
>> opinions from other members on these options or hear other options I
>> haven't considered.
>>
>> Option 1: Bite the bullet, remove the clutch and flywheel, remove the
>> bell housing, and mount the engine on the stand the way it is
>> designed. Probably, the simplest and probably the way I will go.
>>
>> Option 2: Extend the top two engine stand mounts by welding on 7" of
>> pipe on each one, run two long bolts through the top two holes of the
>> bell housing, into the block, and attach the bottom two engine stand
>> mounts to the top two bolt holes where the tranny bolts to the bell
>> housing. I am concerned that the weight of the engine might bend the
>> top bolts and maybe crack the thinner bell housing at the tranny
>> attachment points.
>>
>> Option 3: Extend the length of the engine stand about 12". Weld a
>> vertical piece to the front of the stand and bolt the front engine
>> mount to that vertical piece. Attach the back part of the stand to the
>> rear engine mounts.
>>
>> Any opinions on these options or any other options that might work for
>> Paul and I?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Jeff Nelson
>> Paducah, KY
>> 1953 3600
>> ----------
>> From: Hudson29@aol.com[SMTP:Hudson29@aol.com]
>> Reply To: Hudson29@aol.com
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 9:12 PM
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [oletrucks] Stovebolt/Engine Stand?
>>
>> With predictions of rain for Sunday (just in time to wipe out
>> our local Model
>> T club tour), I thought I would get the 235 that Dave Riffel brought
>> me up on
>> my engine stand and roll it into the shed. I got the trannie off no
>> worries,
>> but the bell housing was a different matter. The darned thing looks
>> like it
>> will only come off AFTER the clutch and flywheel have been removed
>> from the
>> bottom. Can this really be so? I wanted to run the darn thing on the
>> stand,
>> but it looks like this is not possible because of the antique 3 point
>> mounting
>> system. Any ideas? Please e-mail me directly as I am a digester and
>> the next
>> digest will not arrive until Saturday evening.
>>
>> Paul O'Neil, Ye Olde Stamp Maker
>> 1951 Chevrolet 3600 Pickup Project, See it at:
>> The Poor Man's Advanced Design Tech Tips Page
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~conntest47/
>> Fullerton, California USA
>> Hudson29@aol.com
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
>> 1959
>>
>>
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