I had an old porsche 911s(soft top targa), always dropped the engine with
the tranny. It took about 20 minutes. It's actually easier to change the
spark plugs that way (unless you have arms like an octopus). I don't miss
that, crawling under the car to do the valves and part prices.
-Adam
>From: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
>Reply-To: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
>To: "Craig B. Foch" <cbfoch@earthlink.net>
>CC: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: VW Engine Story
>Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 01:33:20 -0600
>
>"Craig B. Foch" wrote:
> >
> > Years ago I was a VW enthusiast and attended a VW car show. One of the
> > attractions was an engine R&R contest. Teams of two were required to
>remove
> > the engine from a beetle, drag the engine over a line ten feet behind
>the
> > car, reinstall the engine, start the car, and drive it over the ten foot
> > line. The only car preparation allowed was removal of the flexible ducts
>for
> > the cabin heater, and power tools were not allowed.
> >
> > If I had not seen it done, I probably would not believe the winning
>time:
> > just under two minutes!
>
>The engine comes out easily, but can be a bear installing, unless the
>transmission angle and engine angle are just right. The engine has to be
>raised and tilted at the same time, progressively, and quickness depends
>upon doing it correctly. But, it's quite surprising how little must be
>removed. One small harness for coil power, choke and generator wiring,
>the throttle cable, fuel line and four nuts retaining the engine to the
>transmission.
>
>Bus engines require a bit more work, because there is a crossmember at
>the rear of the engine which has to be unbolted from the chassis, and if
>the bus is at floor level, the bumper must be removed so the engine can
>come straight back. Last time I pulled an engine in a bus in a hurry, by
>myself, it was nine minutes. Slow, slow, slow....
>
>Cheers.
>
>--
>Michael D. Porter
>Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell)
>[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
>
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