when I removed my engine, rather than use a jack or engine crane, I built a stout sawhorse out of 2 x 4s, attached a come-along to the sawhorse and engine, raised the rear of the van and lowered it out the bottom. better than balancing it on a jack. Don p.s.if anyone worried about the strength of my sawhorse, the 2 x 4s are doubled into a t cross section on top, reinforced heavily on the legs. a friend of mine also used it to remove an 800lb.+ detroit diesel block from his school bus : ) Paul Borghese wrote: > Hi, Recently my 1985 Vanagon started idling rough (that is an > understatement). I bought a compression tester and checked the > cylinders. It turns out cylinder 4 has a compression of 75 while the > others are >130. After dumping some oil into the spark plug hole, the > compression jumped to 175 then slowly fell back down. So I want to > remove the engine and take a look. Here is a few questions about the > removal of the engine: 1. How heavy is the engine. Once I get it off > the van, is it staying put? Or can I move it around? 2. What type of > jack(s) should I use to remove the engine. I have a hydraulic jack > with a 6 inch plate on top. Will that work or should I buy something > else? 3. Once I remove the engine, does it take any special skill or > expensive tools to rebuild an engine? Is it something I should be > able to do with a copy of the Bentley Manual? Any ideas on where to > buy replacement parts? Thanks, Paul Borghese
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