Uncle Jack made such a stand from angle iron and some surplus gauges,
as I recall. Very handy to check for leaks before the engine is in
the field. If you have the gas tank above the carbs, you don't even
need a fuel pump (although you probably want some sort of fuel shutoff).
- Tony
At 07:09 PM 2/12/2007, Joe Boruch wrote:
>When we ran the dyno in the engine lab in college we just ran the coolant
>hoses into a trough of water. Nothing too fancy. Since then the school now
>has nice dyno cells to contain the bits as they fly off failing engines. How
>did we ever survive? Now that I think of it that's where I started loosing my
>hearing). You would just need a stand (old frame) to support the motor from
>moving around. Hook up a battery, fuel line, exhaust tubing and the water
>trough and away you go. Joe(B)
>
>-- "Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@autox.team.net> wrote:
>So saturday evening we had the annual potluck dinner and planning
>meeting for the British Motor CLub of Utah. I won't annoy you all
>with an in-depth report, but something did come up that I've been
>mulling over today.
>
>I put together a TR3 engine for a club member, it is still sitting down
>at Bailey's. I made the comment that once he picks it up and installs
>it in the car, it will fire right up and run like a champ. Honest, trust
>me! But it got me to thinking that it might be nice to fabricate some
>sort of, uh, engine containment device such that one could drop in some
>motor, hook up coolant, electrical, etc. and actually see if the motor
>really will fire up and run. It might be nice to find minor leaks, or
>major problems, before actually going to the effort of installing the
>mill in the car.
>
>Anyone have any experience, thoughts, warnings, etc. on such a scheme?
>
>
>--
>mjb.
>
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