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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>How difficult is it to drop the engine in first then the trans through the passenger compartment?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mike macLean<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:07 PM Roland Wilhelmy <<a href="mailto:sentenac.rw@gmail.com">sentenac.rw@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><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. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Roland<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 4:15 PM Michael MacLean <<a href="mailto:springer.mike51@gmail.com" target="_blank">springer.mike51@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><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?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/sentenac.rw@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/sentenac.rw@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>