[Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques

[gabbardalex at att.net]

The easy way:
engine removal:
1. block up engine & trans as the car sits; use U shaped wood buck around oil
pan.
2. disconnect drive shaft, trans & engine mounts, all lines, radiator hoses,
exhaust-to-body couplings, etc
3. unbolt cross member
4. three strong guys lift front of car over engine, roll back

done it! takes about 30 minutes

engine installation:
reverse of above

done it! The easy way

Alex Gabbard
own 2 Tigers, 1 Alpine for about 40 years;  parted out 1 Tiger, 1 Alpine


-------------- Original message from MAURO D'ANGELO <m_dangelo at verizon.net>:
--------------


> 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" 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
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