Well I've got my engine and transmission dangling over my car as we speak
(write?). Yes, suspended by the valve cover bolts.
If it comes crashing down overnight I'll let everyone know.....
http://pages.prodigy.net/larryhoy/tempIMGP1513.JPG
By the way, about 1.5 hours to remove it, including jacking the car and all
the 'prep' stuff. I typically only pull the tranny when I need to. In this
case I am repairing a tranny leak.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James Nazarian
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:07 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: testing an overdrive
>
>
> I dropped one once while lifting by the valve cover bolts.
> When I was stripping the soon to be V8 I was pulling
> everything out with less than the normal amount of care.
> Something hung up, and rather then investigate, I yanked on
> the hoist (laterally out) and I snapped one of the studs off
> and dropped the engine and tranny back into the shell. I
> used the valve cover bolts without incident for about eight
> years prior, but that was the last time. It probably could
> have been avoided, but it just wasn't that big a yank to make
> me feel as though it was entirely my fault.
>
>
> James Nazarian
> 71 MGBGT V8
> 71 MGB Tourer
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