Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 07:26:38 -0700
Reply-To: Paul Rogers <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Paul Rogers <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: last minute engine swap questions
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Amen to that my brother from another mother. My list seems endless and my bank account feels my pain. A nice frosty cold one heals that but only for a while. Medicinal "mota", is there any other kind?, works equally well and if you combine them you can whistle while you work. Sorry Ben, and other guy, for rambling on.
Pablo R
85 Westy
RIP "MCA"
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On May 4, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> a floor jack makes a very handy waterboxer dolly..
> adjustable for height too.
>
> an overhead lifting point is handy..
> or two strong guys ..
> sometimes I set the wbxr engine on a plastic crate on a stout lowish table..
> so it's right in front 'a ya. Makes it real nice.
>
> remove the oil filler tube before you try to remove the engine from the
> van.
>
> time-limited ....sorry to hear that.
>
> I can easily spend 20 hrs R & Ring a waterboxer engine ..( even double
> that if I find a lot needing attention )
> whether that involves extra time on rusted fasteners,
> exhaust parts that need cleaning up and painting with high temp ..
> or other related areas of the van and engine/trans also crying out for
> attention.
>
> It takes what it takes.
> I do find it takes an awfully long time to do things really right, in
> vanagon repair.
>
> and 'projects grow.'
>
> scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> On 5/4/2012 12:13 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
>> My engine swap (1.9 for rebuilt 2.1) is coming up in a week.
>>
>> I think I pretty much have my ducks in a row (we'll see though!). I do
>> have one question:
>> I'll be dropping the engine with Zoltan's "sawhose over the engine
>> compartment" method.
>>
>> My question is: do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with
>> moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring
>> components? Or will it be reasonable to carry around the floor (I'm
>> assuming I'll be able to enlist a volunteer to help with carrying, at
>> least) and bolt things on with it on the floor?
>>
>> (Note: making hoist-like contraptions myself to help are not an option
>> because I'm going to be time-limited and don't want to give up any time I
>> can be focused on doing the swap. But if having an engine hoist will make
>> transferring components much easier I'm willing to pay Harbor Freight for
>> one.)
>>
>> Thanks for any advice!
>> Wes
>>
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