Sorry Tim, and list members. I got a little carried away. I'm beating my
head against a catalog problem, and needed a respite.
I use the Oberg Tilt Lift, and it does work very well. The last
engine/trans assy. I pulled was a 3.8S Jag engine which was a beast and has
to come out almost vertically. The Oberg was a lifesaver, as I am so
antisocial that I'm usually pulling engines on my own. The price is high
enough that I would only recomend it to antisocial people like myself who
are pulling lots of tilted engines.
Kelvin.
Who actually likes cats.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Nagy [mailto:nagy@duq.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 12:22 PM
> To: Dodd, Kelvin; mgb
> Subject: Re: Engine equalizer thingameebob
>
>
> So, now everyone's a commedian! I was 16, and wanted to quit
> drving my
> mother's car. Took me 2 weeks to rebuild the motor, and was time to
> drive. I did want any man had to do, DIY!
>
> Went on my maiden voyage, forgot to tighten the battery cable and
> stalled out about 3 miles from home. Had no clue! Dad came
> by, looked
> in the trunk (where I had the battery) saw the + cable on the floor of
> the truck...laughed at me, threw me cables, and off we went!
>
> I like the cat idea, can I get that from Moss?
>
> "Dodd, Kelvin" wrote:
> >
> > Weeeeellll.
> >
> > The last time I put in an MGB engine. I picked up
> the engine
> > assembly with one hand whilst installing the starter with
> the other. Since
> > my harbor frt pivot had it's handles fall off, I'm now
> using a piece of
> > clothes line tied to a cat. As I heave the engine over the
> front valence.
> > (I've made the front shroud removable with Dzus fasteners)
> I kick the cat
> > which puts enough strain on the clothes line to pivot the
> engine up and
> > over. Since the transmission then tends to smash the cat
> in the head, I can
> > then kick the still warm body under the front wheels to
> stop the car from
> > rolling backwards. Meanwhile to the strains of Frank Zappa in the
> > background, I light the det cord with the cigar that I
> always have clamped
> > between my teeth. The det cord acts to weld the diveshaft
> to the trans,
> > thus reducing the likelyhood of driveline vibration.
> > Sit down, pop a Bud and bend some more baking pans.
> >
> > Kelvin.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tim Nagy [mailto:nagy@duq.edu]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 11:50 AM
> > > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Engine equalizer thingameebob
> > >
> > >
> > > I tied a piece of clothes line to the tail on the tranny, put
> > > it through
> > > the shifter hole. I pull like a beast!
> > >
> > > Last time I did it, I had a stationary frame with a chain
> hoist. A
> > > brick behind the front tire.
> > >
> > > Cranked up the motor, pushed the car up ander the motor,
> as I dropped
> > > the motor in, I'd pull the rope to keep the tranny tail
> centered, pull
> > > the car by the wheel well, using my foot as a block until
> I could kick
> > > the brick back under the wheel. Quite a site!
> > >
> > > Soon as I got ready to start bolting things down, my
> brother shows up
> > > asking if I needed any help!!!
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
>
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