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Subject:Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
From:jimt
Date:Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:04:29 -0600

On 10/12/04 9:46 AM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
wrote:

> I will be pulling the 1.9 to work on the heads. When I work on my
> aircooled 1600DP from the 71 bay window I put it on an engine stand I
> got from aircooled.net that fits that engine. Due to creaky old bones I
> like something that brings the engine up high and lets me flip it to
> work on the bottom.
> 
> Working on the 1.9 might be sufficiently different that I may need to
> plan ahead. I'd like to hear from others: is there a good stand for
> these engines? Or do you just plunk it on a sturdy bench?
> 
> --
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
> KG6RCR
> 
> 
Done two on a bench.  (a very sturdy bench) (drain engine before lifting to
bench)

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