The engine can be lifted by installing L shaped brackets onto the 2 valve cover
nuts. The earlier Sprites came from the factory with them. The brackets can be
made easily from a piece of flat iron approx. 1 1/4" wide by 1/4" thick and
about 4" long. Drill a large hole in one end and a hole big enough for your
valve cover stud in the other. Bend it 90 deg. 1 1/4" from the end which has
the valve cover stud hole in it. The large hole should be big enough for a
piece of chain, or what ever you are using for lifting. What ever you use
(cable or chain) to lift the engine make sure it cannot slip through the hook
of the lifting device by bolting or cable clamp.
Your engine stand bolts the back end of your engine with the flywheel and
engine plate removed.
Good luck
Dave Formstone
1960 Bugeye
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From: Matt Liggett[SMTP:mliggett-receive-spridgets@elise.kiva.net]
Sent: January 24, 1998 16:29 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: where to pull
I've got everything disconnected and a hoist rented until Monday. Engine
stand is put together. Now, where should I attach the chain to pull the
engine. The thing that came with the hoist is a simple chain with
brackets on the ends. You can run a bolt through the bracket, but there
are no hooks, so you can't just hook any hole. Which 2 places work best?
Should I get some hooks instead?
Next question will be where should I bolt the engine up to the stand?
It's a cheap Harbor Freight engine stand with 4 adjustable arms. What
should I bolt the arms to? Alternator bracket mounts (too close to each
other, I think)? Do I need to use all four? How about the bellhousing?
Thanks again.
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Matt Liggett, SysAdmin
Kiva Networking
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