[Mgs] pulling engine

[Barney Gaylord]

At 02:44 PM 1/20/2009 -0500, Bob Howard wrote:
>    Some lift off the studs to which the rocker cover is secured. 
> That is the way MG installed engines; the lifting tab is still in 
> place on many engines.
>....
>    Manifold and water pump studs are much larger than the rocker 
> cover studs,

Not so.  Manifold and water pump bolts on the Austin B-series engines 
are the same size as the rocker cover studs (5/16-inch), and those 
horizontal bolts would be loaded sideways for lifting rather than in 
tension.  Lots of people use the rocker cover studs for lifting with 
no problem.  In fact I don't recall ever hearing of anyone having any 
problem with the strength of those studs for lifting, so I suspect 
any advise to the contrary is just superstition.

>....
>On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:35:12 -0600 "oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> >....
> > .... i'm wondering if there are recommended and not recommended 
> anchor points.
> > ....