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• Re: Engine Transmission removal
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:50:05 -0700
  ...to remove the >engine/transmission as a unit from underneath the van or from the top using >a engine hoist. 2) Remove them as...
• Re: A different way of removing/installing Vanagon engines...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 16:50:51 -0400
  ...telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/hoistframe.jpg > > This is what I used to support the trans while the > engine was out. Worked like a...
• Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:17:54 +0000
  ...The engine is chained to a hoist, the trans is supported by a floor jack, all 4 bolts connecting the two are out, everything...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:26:09 -0400
  ...The burnt engine has 95K >original miles. > >I > >>have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly >comprehensive tool > >>collection, > >>but have never removed...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 4 May 2012 20:00:22 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with >> moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Free! Free! Free!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:55:10 -0500
  ...One used Bosch Alternator One starter for 1.9 liter waterboxer Also have a brand new red engine hoist used only once, plus new...
• she runs . . . finally!
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:00:29 -0600
  With the help of Brian Lizzo and Warren Lail, and phone consultation with Dave Milo, The Anne Bonney's engine fired up for the...
• Re: Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:08:02 -0600
  ...Heck, I would settle for renting a hoist, and letting it lower the engine, rather than dropping it with a jack, which sounds like...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 09:30:46 -0700
  Good lookin' hoist Tabe! I use a variation on this theme: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ZoltanHoist.jpg/ZoltanHoist-full;init:.jpg It was also...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 11:50:31 -0700
  ...Now to attempt pan removal w/o hoist. -dm On Nov 3, 2012, at 11:48, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > It takes...
• Re: Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:38:31 -0700
  Do you have a cherry picker engine hoist?? I have never tried it without one, so I highly recommend you rent one if you...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:56:58 -0700
  ...I have 4 floor jacks and a tranny jack but for engine removal/installation the hoist method is preferred. Another thing I use is...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:56 -0700
  ...Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine? > > Craig, > When I removed the WBX from my van, I used a chain, a floor jack, > and some...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 13:44:20 -0400
  ...The burnt engine has 95K > >original miles. > > >I > > >>have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly > >comprehensive tool > > >>collection, > > >>but have never removed...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:27 -0500
  ...I transfer the chain hoist to that hook, roll the engine under it, and lift it to the height of either my adjacent workbench...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:24:27 -0700
  ...a boat trailer part? We > usually use a hoist or 4x4 and ratchet straps.. but a hand winch would > be much faster. Got any...
• CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:03:29 -0800
  I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:14:10 -0700
  ...so I could fore-and-aft the engine with >> one hand while I used the hoist for up-and-down. >> >> Jim >> >> Jim >> >> On Sun...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:51:31 -0700
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with >>> moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: Engine Pull-Problem Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 18:50:40 +0000
  ...FWIW, I am using a cherry picker type hoist, and the two front engine mounting nuts were off-in fact, once I got the...
• A different way of removing/installing Vanagon engines...
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 01:19:37 -0400
  ...http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/hoistframe.jpg This is what I used to support the trans while the engine was out. Worked...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:51:43 -0500
  ...so I could fore-and-aft the engine with >>> one hand while I used the hoist for up-and-down. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> On Sun...
• 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 16:37:19 -0500
  ...the engine exchange? Do you require any special tools beyond those found in a well-equipped home garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting...
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:45:13 -0400
  ...The fire was no where near the engine. I'm off this morning to see the VW up on a hoist, and get a...
• CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:40:31 -0700
  Once more for popular demand, I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't...
• Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Mon, 13 May 2002 11:03:50 -0600
  ...Trolley jack, engine hoist (from above, inside rear hatch) or other? Any advice appreciated. I have previously dropped a '71 Beetle engine using a...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:04:03 -0700
  After many years of using floor jacks for this I also now use a hoist to lower the engines to a plywood sheet and...
• Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:21:00 -0700
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:13:46 -0800
  On 11/3/06, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an...
• Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:34:29 -0700
  ...I don't have an engine hoist and looking through the Bentley, I cannot tell if I am liable to lose anything into the...
• Fw: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:47:48 -0700
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Waterboxer reliability and longevity issue / Subaru 2.2 /etc.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 02:10:43 EDT
  ...They are always looking for the engine hoist and the tranny jack. I'll stick with VW and keep repairing the electrical problems. See...
• Re: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:34:52 -0600
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: My hats off to you do it yourselfers
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 2 May 2005 08:56:18 -0500
  ...no hoist (engine hoist only), no welder (I did have to hire a guy just once), no air tools, no special tools to speak...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:11:51 -0700
  That hoist sure made "fine tuning" engine position easy for my conversion. i.e. getting the drive train level with the vehicle, then measuring...
• Re: Bostig conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Saint-Amour
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 20:27:49 -0700
  ...Access to an engine hoist and a good set of tools are very helpful. Also make sure you have all of your parts when...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:23:16 -0700
  ...a boat trailer part? We >> usually use a hoist or 4x4 and ratchet straps.. but a hand winch would >> be much faster. Got any...
• Re: what's an '80 L worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:20:40 EST
  ...em. > > what's left that doesn't require a lift or engine hoist? > just unbolt every thing you can or want to, and stick...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:29:12 -0700
  ...so I could fore-and-aft the engine with >>>> one hand while I used the hoist for up-and-down. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> On Sun...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:23:42 -0700
  ...my diesel westy, I simply set up a sawhorse over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. Jim
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:13:30 -0700
  ...On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tom, the 2x4 hoist is to lower the engine...
• subie conversion
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 07:59:08 -0500
  ...Because of his feedback and suggestions, the subie engine is now mated with the tranny and under the Vanagon, ready to be hoisted into...
• Re: Uh oh...Exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:07:30 -0300
  ...hoisting it up). Any thoughts on what it might be (except the last of my savings :-( , again.) I haven't had any engine problems...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 08:12:00 -0500
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with >>>> moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: Gas in my ear (OUCH!)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 21:53:07 -0700
  ...And how do the ear mites feel about that? > Sorry--feeling a little punchy today after single-handedly HOISTING AND > INSTALLING MY NEW ENGINE...
• New engine install
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:42:15 -0400
  I just had Owasco VW near Toront install a VW remanufactured engine in my 90 Westfalia. The total cost of the job including $800...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:49:06 -0700
  ...The burnt engine has 95K original miles. I >have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool >collection, >but have never removed...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:26:38 -0800
  ...I copied your hoist using a boat trailer winch I had at the house and a 2'X8' last month to drop the engine...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 4 May 2012 17:59:52 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with > moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:32:22 -0700
  ...set up a sawhorse > over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. > > Jim > > > -- > No virus found in this...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 12:29:51 -0500
  ...And I actually enjoy working on it, so > >> it's > >> >> not all bad. > >> >> > >> >> Btw, are there any engine stands and hoists that are specifically...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:46:47 -0700
  ...Once you have the engine below the engine compartment, jack/hoist it up, mate the engine to the tranny, and jack/hoist it until...
• Re: Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:03:13 -0700
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:07:41 -0700
  Craig, When I removed the WBX from my van, I used a chain, a floor jack, and some scrap lumber to make a "hoist...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:47:34 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help >>>> with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while >>>> transferring...
• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 6
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:40:50 -0400
  ...Using a small floor jack, an engine hoist (rented) and jack stands, I removed and installed the engine myself. Put it in from below...
• 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:14:07 -0500
  ...stake to control the engine fore-and-aft as I used the other hand to operate the chain hoist. Today I bolted it in...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 20 May 2009 15:05:08 EDT
  ...I did something similar a few years ago but needed space for my chain hoist: http://picasaweb.google.com/xxtabe/Vanag Sometimes you have...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:22:25 -0700
  ...so I could fore-and-aft the engine with >>>>> one hand while I used the hoist for up-and-down. >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> On Sun...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:17:58 -0700
  ...If you have an engine lifter, it is easier to take the engine out, in my opinion. There are more things to remove and...