[Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques

[Rob Guerra]

 a few years back I posted a link to an engine removal tech tip I wrote for
the stoa newsletter (march 05).  Here is a link to a copy of that newsletter

http://tigerengineering.net/stoa/download.htm

hope this helps


On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:55 PM, MAURO D'ANGELO wrote:

> Well, Steve, you asked for it!  I am looking for advice and/or information.
> I noted that lots of people say that the easiest way to remove and install
> engines into Tigers is from the bottom.  The workshop manual shows that the
> procedure is basically putting the front of the car on jack stands,
removing
> the hood and disconnecting a bunch of ancillary parts, and then hoisting
the
> engine together with the transmission from the top.  Seems pretty doable.
> Obviously, there are things I don't know.  Why is doing it from the top so
> difficult?  What are the negatives to the factory way?  From the bottom, I
> understand the car should be put up on jack stands (only the front, or both
> front and back?), and the front cross member should be removed.  With that
> out of the way, the engine should drop onto a dolly(s) with the
> transmission.  In theory, I understand this, but there are details I do not
> have.  First, I am assuming that a hoist will still be needed to lift the
> weight of the engine to unbolt the engine mounts and then to lower it all
to
> the dolly.  Is this correct?  Second, how do you lift the body enough out
of
> the way to be able to roll the engine/tranny out from under there?  Where
> and how do you connect the hoist?  Or...is having the car up on jack stands
> going to give enough clearance?  How tall should the jack stands be and
> where should they be placed, exactly?  Third, when the engine/tranny is
back
> under the car (having lifted the car again to get enough clearance), the
> only way to lift it up is with an engine hoist, right?  I mean, you can't
> use a jack to lift the engine off the dolly, can you?  Finally