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Subject:Re: expedient engine removal?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:29:12 -0500

jimt wrote:

> I know of one guy that lowers the engine from above down to a sheet of
> heavyplywood that has a rope attached to it. He then drags the engine
> out thatway. Said he rarely has to do more that put a jack under the
> rear to give alittle height for an inch or two of clearance.

If you are on a smooth concrete surface, a piece of plywood on several
pieces of pipe works wonderfully well!

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver