[TR] Engine stand

[Brian Kemp]

Tip for getting the block on/off the engine stand without a hoist:

Set the engine in the back of a station wagon or low SUV/truck and put 
the mounting bracket on the block.  Jack up the vehicle so the mounting 
tube is higher than the receptacle on the engine stand. Lift the stand 
onto the engine bracket.  Lower the vehicle and now the engine is in the 
air on the stand.

The attached picture shows part of the process.

I borrowed a hoist to remove the engine and put it on a stand.  I then 
disassembled as much as possible and put it in the back of the car, 
disassembled the rest, and took the block to go get hot tanked at the 
machine shop.  I brought it back and partially assembled it in the back 
of the car then with the process above, put it back on the stand.  The 
only time the block actually had to be lifted was at the machine shop.

Save your backs.  I remembered the TF6 block at 125lb and the crank at 70lb.

Brian


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>>> *Subject:* Re: [TR] Engine stand
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>>> I was at a friend's house last night and he had an Austin Healey 
>>> engine on one of these stands.� Even the TR6 engine is but a mere 
>>> wisp compared to one of these lumps of cast iron.
>>>
>>> Dave
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>>> You are being paranoid.� Many years ago when I did my first engine 
>>> I did
>>> the math on the load capacity of the 4 bolts.� You'll be fine, unless
>>> you have one of those extremely rare engines that weighs 20,000 pounds.
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