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Subject:Re: Engine won't go in
From:Stuart MacMillan
Date:Tue, 8 May 2001 14:54:21 -0700

It took me and a friend a good 15 minutes to get my engine in recently.
Assuming the clutch is installed properly, the angles and alignment are
critical in getting these units together.

Have someone underneath work a small jack under the tranny while you
work the engine on its jack.  The person underneath can see the angles
much better.  Off by 2 degrees up, down or sideways and it won't fit.
--
Stuart MacMillan
Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)

Personal mechanic for:
'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)

Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
'64 MGB (Son's)

Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT