[Fot] Testing an engine

[Bill Babcock]

It's always a nervous time, but containment isn't really necessary. I  
have a heavy engine/transmission stand that I built to run motors. It  
mounts the motor and transmission just as it would be in a car. I use  
a two gallon jug of water for the coolant with a pickup pipe that  
goes to the bottom of the jug and the outlet pipe that runs to the  
top. Works fine as long as you don't get carried away. It's really  
handy to run the motor outside the car for a few minutes, especially  
to get the oiling system primed (I use an oil drive shaft in a drill  
running backwards). Of course you have to do it all again once the  
engine is in the car to get the oil cooler and accusump full.

Bill Babcock
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On Feb 11, 2007, at 6:27 PM, Mark J. Bradakis wrote:

> So saturday evening we had the annual potluck dinner and planning
> meeting for the British Motor CLub of Utah.  I won't annoy you all
> with an in-depth report, but something did come up that I've been
> mulling over today.
>
> I put together a TR3 engine for a club member, it is still sitting  
> down
> at Bailey's.  I made the comment that once he picks it up and installs
> it in the car, it will fire right up and run like a champ.  Honest,  
> trust
> me!  But it got me to thinking that it might be nice to fabricate some
> sort of, uh, engine containment device such that one could drop in  
> some
> motor, hook up coolant, electrical, etc. and actually see if the motor
> really will fire up and run.  It might be nice to find minor leaks, or
> major problems, before actually going to the effort of installing the
> mill in the car.
>
> Anyone have any experience, thoughts, warnings, etc. on such a scheme?
>
>
> -- 
> mjb.
>
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