<VV> Getting Corvair engine onto engine stand and run the engine ?

[Charlie]

Yes, that was my first obstacle, getting the engine onto the engine stand!

 

Having just a carport with an aluminum and fiberglass "roof" and with the
stand's middle "foot" being under where the jack would go, I needed to jack
it up 37 inches ~ as
<http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Most-Precarious-lyrics-Blues-Travele
r/86BF3B1D5AE24748482568A1000BFAC7> Blues Traveler said, "Most Precarious" !

 

I may try to run the engine before I put it in the car, not dyno-testing,
but just idling, so is this going to be a problem?

 

Thanks for all the useful responses I got - I didn't want it to crack and
cause more problems!

 

I like the rotisserie, now too build one for the car!

 

Thanks again ~

 

 

 

From: Michael Kovacs [mailto:kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 4:43 PM
To: Charlie
Cc: VV
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair engine on Harbor Freight engine stand ?

 

Yes, my engine stand is just bolted to the bench, It hangs from the bell
housing. At least ten engines have used it without problem. I have a chain
fall mounted to the beams over the mount to raise the engine to the mount
level.
 

MIKE KOVACS

 

 

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From: Charlie <chaz at properproper.com>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Cc: Sethracer at aol.com; fastvair at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 18, 2013 7:12:36 PM
Subject: <VV> Corvair engine on Harbor Freight engine stand ?

Hi guys,

Is the Corvair engine safe to "hang" on an engine stand?

I bought the Harbor Freight engine stand
(www.harborfreight.com/750-lb-capacity-engine-stand-32915.html) and just
wondering if the aluminum bell housing will support the engine hanging off
it?

It was quite a trick getting it up high enough to mount it, too, but it
beats working on the driveway!

Back to work on my lifelong 1967 Monza project!
www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/1967MonzaRestorationMenu.htm

No new pix yet, but here's what I have so far - you might say I have a
"reverse Midas" touch with this car, so who knows what the future holds?

I'll keep you posted so you can egg me on ;>}~!

Charlie




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