That's fine and all, but doing this by hand, the first part involves
laying the engine down on the concrete floor in the upright position. Can
the oil pan withstand the weight of the engine? I wouldn't expect that to
be a great idea. I always mount the pump and the pan with the engine in
the car for that reason. What think ye?
adrian
Matt Liggett wrote:
> On Sun, May 30, 1999 at 04:53:08PM -0400, J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
> > The bad part about waiting to put the oil pan on is the pain in your
> > arms and shoulders from laying on your back with your arms up in the
> > air putting all those stupid little bolts back in. :-)
>
> Although the oil pan adds height, it doesn't seem it would make
> installing the engine any harder (or make it substantially heavier).
> If I was going to do it without hoist, I think I'd put the pan on but
> leave off the head, etc as you have done.
>
> Just my 2c.
> --
> Matt Liggett
> Professional Dilettante
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