<html><body>Spot on , Bruce. It is much easier to have the assembled unit buttoned up to install, and yes, it takes some special finesse to slide the whole chunk into that minimum space, lift the rear of the trans with a rope, and then sigh a relief and have a beer. But then, its done. The other way, as you say, with multiple jacks and a sharp eye align the pilot hole which is a small target on a large hunk of cast iron, eventually getting it to go home, and then have a beer.<div><br></div><div>The difference between the two methods, besides having a sturdy engine puller for the dropping in whole unit, is that by the second method, your beer might get warm. I would love to come help-one of my favorite tasks...Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Bruce Steele via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Michael MacLean", "Roland Wilhelmy", "Ahealey help"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Wednesday July 27 2022 9:49:09AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine lift<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Having pulled and installed
the engine and trans as a unit twice and the trans once, I’m of the
opinion that installing the engine without the trans is probably
easier as far as the engine itself goes. The clearances
between the top of the bellhousing and the firewall and the crank
pulley and front cross member are small, requiring a lot of finesse
and small adjustments to wiggle the unit in place. Plus
someone with a strong back and a belt under the tail of the
trans/OD is needed to lift it up over the X brace. However if
done separately, you’d have to get the fore-aft vertical alignment
right and then support the aft end of the engine while you align
the input shaft to the pilot bearing and bolt the bellhousing to
the engine. That was no piece of cake for me when I had
the trans out with the engine in place. On balance, I’d
rather connect the engine and trans out of the car and install them
as a unit. But that’s just me.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bruce Steele</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brea, CA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1960 BN7</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b>
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;">Healeys
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of</b> Michael
MacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2022 1:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Roland Wilhelmy <sentenac.rw@gmail.com>; Ahealey
help <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Engine lift</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How difficult is it to drop the engine in
first then the trans through the passenger compartment?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike macLean</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:07 PM Roland
Wilhelmy <<a>sentenac.rw@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike, I R&Rd both a six and a four by
myself. You can do it too. If it doesn't look right or feel right
just back everything up and start over when you are fresh. Cover
the shroud and the opening with towels or movers blankets to give
you another quarter inch to change your mind. With the engine and
tranny combo you will be tilting the engine a lot. Either raise the
car an inch or so or be prepared to crawl underneath and pull the
tranny tail back. Watch the sheet metal interface with the engine
block. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 4:15 PM Michael MacLean
<<a>springer.mike51@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a cherry picker and a load leveler to
lift the engine for my BN2. What's the best way to attach the
lift to the engine to install it in the car?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike MacLean</p>
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