[Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques

[MAURO D'ANGELO]

Rob,  

Thanks.  I saved a copy of that.  In the article, you mention that you would
explain re-installation in a later issue.  Would it be possible to have a
link to that article too?  Thanks!  Mauro


On 4/7/10 8:10 PM, "Rob Guerra" <bomber44 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  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