Adrian,
the oil pan easily supports the engine. I have a complete engine sitting
on my work bench right now. (No, it's the old one).
Ulix
On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
> That's fine and all, but doing this by hand, the first part involves
> laying the engine down on the concrete floor in the upright position. Can
> the oil pan withstand the weight of the engine? I wouldn't expect that to
> be a great idea. I always mount the pump and the pan with the engine in
> the car for that reason. What think ye?
>
> adrian
>
>
> Matt Liggett wrote:
>
> > On Sun, May 30, 1999 at 04:53:08PM -0400, J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
> > > The bad part about waiting to put the oil pan on is the pain in your
> > > arms and shoulders from laying on your back with your arms up in the
> > > air putting all those stupid little bolts back in. :-)
> >
> > Although the oil pan adds height, it doesn't seem it would make
> > installing the engine any harder (or make it substantially heavier).
> > If I was going to do it without hoist, I think I'd put the pan on but
> > leave off the head, etc as you have done.
> >
> > Just my 2c.
> > --
> > Matt Liggett
> > Professional Dilettante
>
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> J. Adrian Barnes
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