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• Where to hook up engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:26:35 -0800
  For those of you who have lifted a waterboxer with an engine hoist, where / how did you make the attachment to the hoist to...
• Re: Where to hook up engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:42:06 -0800
  ...Mark Todd P Last wrote: > For those of you who have lifted a waterboxer with an engine hoist, > where / how did you make the...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:26:15 -0700
  I have one of Jim's pics of his engine hoist here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/saw-horse-engine-lift/ alistair...
• Re: DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:17:46 -0700
  ...The tranny/engine was suspended by > hoist when installed. If a hoist isn't at your disposal 24/7, the Zoltan hoist might do...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:24:34 -0400
  ...DIY engine hoist? Anyone have instructions for building a hoist to drop a bus engine? Searched the archives and never came across what I...
• DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:17:28 -0400
  Anyone have instructions for building a hoist to drop a bus engine? Searched the archives and never came across what I remembered -- something involving...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
  Mon, 13 May 2002 20:29:13 -0500
  ...The best way has been to use a service station hoist and a large wooden crate sturdy enough to hold both the engine and...
• Fryeday - It's a Small World
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 07:18:45 -0800
  I had listed my 2-Ton engine hoist on Craig's List and got LOTS of responses. The hoist was used for my Syncro...
• Re: [DIESEL] 1.9TD is in the Vanagon or... How I spent my Saturday
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:13:50 -0600
  ...Since I have only one engine stand and it currently has the TD on it, I need some kind of hoisting arrangement for moving...
• last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 4 May 2012 15:13:36 -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: Diesel Vanagon conversion project starting.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:03:50 -0400
  ...Assemble foldable engine hoist just purchased from Harbor Freight Tools. While not nesc for engine removal from van, will definitely come in handy when...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:39:41 -0700
  ...t count no way nohow. > ---snip, A petard is clearly a hoisting engine, and equally clearly not a hoisting motor. > ---snip, Bang. > > Yrs, > d
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 4 May 2012 12:41:35 -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: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:05:42 -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...
• Great idea for lightweight engine hoist
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:20:15 -0700
  ...I have the large 2 ton engine hoist I bought from Pep Boys for a cheap $119 right now on sale. The only problem...
• I4 Engine mounting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 06:47:36 -0700
  ...This is another advantage to using a hoist that bridges the engine hatch opening. The weight of the engine is still carried by the...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:26:36 -0500
  ...engine on the ground or worse. I've done it both ways, many times, and I prefer the precise control of a hoist. I...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:42:09 -0500
  ...I did use a block and tackle so I could fore-and-aft the engine with one hand while I used the hoist for...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:21:45 -0400
  ...In another situation, not car-related specifically, when a hoist was under-engineered, I watched the top of a distillation column come careening to...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 20 May 2009 11:30:37 -0700
  I did something similar a few years ago but needed space for my chain hoist: http://picasaweb.google.com/xxtabe/Vanagons
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 08:41:10 -0700
  Not sure what you have in mind, but all you need is a standard floor jack and an engine stand. Put a sheet of...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:27:12 -0400
  ...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: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:01:44 -0500
  ...hoist to drop a bus engine? > Searched the archives and never came across what I remembered -- > something involving 2x4s set across the engine compartment...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:59:15 -0400
  ...an engine hoist of some sort; it'll make the re-install very, very easy -- I was able to slowly inch the engine up...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:09:47 -0500
  ...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: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:04:19 -0600
  ...and the engine came down on top of him. > > In another situation, not car-related specifically, when a hoist was > under-engineered, I watched...
• Re: Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:17:31 -0700
  ...engine, as there is no place > to attach the chain, due to the engine tin. > > Heck, I would settle for renting a hoist, and...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:49:21 -0400
  Couldn't you swing the hoist into the hatch, wrap it around and lower the engine? Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 18 Sep...
• re removing wbx
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Tue, 11 May 2004 15:44:26 -0500
  ...I have a engine hoist and attached that to the front of the wbx. I olaced a small rolling hydr jack on the end...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:31 -0700
  ...2.1 running again, thanks, list! > > >> That hoist sure made "fine tuning" engine position easy for my conversion. >> >> i.e. getting the drive train...
• replacing engine mounts - best method
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:54:04 -0800
  Need to replace the engine mounts on the '90. Am I correct in the easiest way being to suspend the engine from a hoist...
• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 8
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:09:50 -0700
  ...It fits in the back of the van, straddling the engine > cover. My plan is to hang the chain hoist from this derrick, and...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:18:36 -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: replacing engine mounts - best method
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:48:40 -0400
  ...You don't need an engine hoist. Pull all the bolts. The whole carrier drops down as a unit. I don't remember having...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:48:16 -0600
  ...but is Quite Manageable with some Prior Planning ~ I have an Engine Hoist but choose not to use it as I like to have...
• Re: Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:57:53 -0500
  ...I remove the chain hoist from the saw horse and put it on this hook to raise the engine high enough to attach the...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:26:52 -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: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:30:52 -0700
  ...mating the engine to the tranny. Maybe I've just been lucky the past few decades. I've tried the hoist or cherry picker...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 May 2012 16:30:11 -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...
• last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:19:59 -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...
• FS - 1984 Vanagon Engine (Rebuilt 2.1L), Stand, Hoist, & Parts
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:33:00 -0700
  ...Engine Hoist Engine hoist is from Harbor Freight and is about 3 years old. Always stored indoors. Contact Info Please email me by responding...
• expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:39:06 -0700
  ...easy way to pull an engine (w/ and w/out tranny still attached)- from above (using engine hoist), or lifting the van and dropping...
• Re: please, please, advice....
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:04:32 EST
  ...While replacing a Vanagon engine is no big deal (afterall, the engine does not have to be hoisted out), this fellow does not need...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:58:32 -0400
  Tim-- How does an engine hoist help eliminate the jacks? The only way the air-cooled comes out is DOWN*, so??? *unless you spend...
• Re: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:32:25 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 3, 2006, at 12:03 PM, Zoltan wrote: > I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or...
• Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:56:56 -0700
  ...I have multiple floor jacks and a hoist too, but I'd prefer not to use it unless it makes things a lot easier...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:00:58 -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...
• Pulling a diesel engine... instructions wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 11:18:41 -0600
  ...At one time, I saw some instructions on how to drop the engine using sawhorses and a hoist sitting over the engine on the...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:41:30 -0400
  ...A petard is clearly a hoisting engine, and equally clearly not a hoisting motor. Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b' brrrm...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bonde
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:32:00 +0000
  I got an engine hoist from Harbor Freight for about $200. It was well worth it. I jacked the rear of the van High...
• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 9
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:05:21 -0800
  ...I hoisted up on the engine to take pressure off of the mounting bolts, and when I was convinced that the engine was supported...
• Re: decided just to pull the tranny (please read if you are in the ...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 10:03:40 -0400
  naw man, one of those engine hoist things i always called em cherry pickers, don't know what the real name for em is...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:46:26 -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: Engine Removal devices Cherry picker etc.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Jackson/Mary Kenady
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:55:35 -0700
  ...hoist from Harbor Freight. I put the Van wheels on dollies, this raises the van a bit. Slide the carrier under the van engine...
• Re: Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:29:42 -0700
  ...I remove the chain hoist > from the saw horse and put it on this hook to raise the engine high > enough to attach the...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:18:43 -0400
  ...It has worked well for me with a stock engine, a tiico I-4, and a Subaru Ej25. If you want something to just...
• Re: Engine lift
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:10:40 -0400
  ...Works for me! john > tried the 2 ton engine hoist $199 made in China from my local Pep Boys. > Very heavy duty unit with...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:24:01 -0700
  ...A petard is clearly a hoisting engine, and > equally clearly not a hoisting motor. Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, > brrrm b' brrrm...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 5 May 2012 07:26:38 -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...
• Engine Transmission removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hawkins
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:02:13 -0400
  ...to remove the engine/transmission as a unit from underneath the van or from the top using a engine hoist. 2) Remove them as...