Hello Tammer, I use something like your method #2 on my '59 with "merged headers". I made a wood box whose inside height is just a bit higher than the lowest height of my floor jack to rest the engine on. I jack this box up to fit under the engine when I remove it.
Bob Albuquerque > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:41:08 +0800 > Subject: [vintagvw] engine removal with merged headers > > Hi folks, > > I'm going to pull an engine from a 65 bug. It has merged headers that > protrude 2-3 inches below the lowest point of the engine sump. This means > that I can't lower the floor jack all the way down as the exhaust pipes will > hit the jack. > > BTW, I will use the "lower the engine and raise the car" method to take out > the engine as opposed to the "raise the car and lower the engine" method. =) > > Two solutions that I know of are.... > > 1. Remove the headers - I don't like this because exhaust nuts & bolts are > a PITA. > 2. Use higher/more blocks of wood to support the engine. With this method, I > will have to raise the car a bit higher and/or might have to remove the > shroud, carb, etc... > > I'm likely to do #2 first then if it doesn't work I'll do #1 but......... > > What do you guys usually do? > > > Tammer in Manila > '65.bug > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _________________________________________________________________ The i’m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
