[Healeys] Dropped the engine - source for manifold-carb studs?

[Mark LaPierre]

Sorry but common sense tells me that that procedure just doesn't make common 
sense.
Too much money riding on those parts to inflict that much torque and twist. 
Man o Man
Just the thought of Big Bertha hangin in the air from my newly rebuilt 
rocker shaft gives
my stomach a jolt.

Sure does make me wonder how many times this process was tested and  whose 
vehicle
was used as the guinea pig before they decided it was OK to do this.

I still think those big O monster head studs is the way to go.

But thats just me.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl Kagna" <kags at shaw.ca>
To: "Healey list" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dropped the engine - source for manifold-carb studs?


> All:
>
> At the risk of muddying the engine lifting waters:
>
> I have a friend here who is a Healey repairer / restorer.  He is a factory
> trained Jaguar mechanic.  He has built literally hundreds of Healey 
> engines
> / gearboxes / other mechanicals over the course of his carreer.
>
> When he installs a Healey engine - often into a car that is undergoing a
> complete restoration, he wraps his lifting chain around the rocker shaft, 
> so
> the weight is taken by the assembled shaft.  He much prefers to install 
> the
> engine and gearbox assembled together as a unit - a few extra minutes when
> lowering the whole thing into place, but a lot faster in total, and less
> chance of damaging a clutch disc during assembly.  He has never had any
> repercussions doing it this way.
>
> At first I thought it a little weird - I had always used the two valve 
> cover
> studs with lifting brackets (didn't realize until now that they were
> probably Westminster sedan bits) securely bolted to them.  At certain 
> points
> in the 'tilt', no question that one chain / stud / bracket is taking most 
> of
> the force - even though that is the approved method, it always made me a
> little nervous.  Thinking about it, the rocker shaft method distributes 
> the
> force over a greater number of fasteners.
>
> Food for thought!
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BT7 tri-carb
> BJ8
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