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Re: Engine/Gearbox Removal

To: Robert Doak <doakie@sbcglobal.net>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Engine/Gearbox Removal
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:43:00 -0800 (PST)
--- Robert Doak <doakie@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> My question is, how feasible is it for one person,
> unassisted,  to remove and replace the engine and
> gearbox? 

Frank can do it in less than 1.5 hours.  I did it
Tuesday night, 2 hours round trip, including unbolting
old and re-bolting new gearbox to the engine.  I also
had to modify the motor of the Harbor Freight hoist I
used, included in the 2 hours.  Without a hoist, I
have personally done it solo, but it is a lot harder. 
In a pinch, I've done it with engine / gearbox
separately pulled for manageability.  Judicious use of
a floor jack and a piece of pipe is required here.  If
you're "gonna do it anyway", pulling the head makes it
a lot easier to handle solo.      

=====
Ron Soave

"And another thing.....when I gun the motor, I want the whole world to think 
it's coming to an end." 

- Homer Simpson

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