That measurement could be the crankshaft endplay.
I've not had an engine building stand but it looks as though working with
the fly wheel mounted would be a real problem on one of them.

Stan Wilder
High Performance Ceramic Coatings
www.engineceramics.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Felder
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:17 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Stand or Bench for engine?

Something I read recently in either bentley or haynes says to take some
certain measurement when the engine is not in the stand. I wish I could
remember. Maybe someone who has a searchable bentley CD rom could tell
us.

Jim

On Oct 12, 2004, at 4:08 PM, Joel Walker wrote:

>  He SWORE that he could build two engines, everything the same except
> one was built on a bench with everything free to flex, the other on a
> stand
>>  & the free to flex one would consistantly develop more horsepower.
> Anyway I have never sought to prove or disprove this theory & am
> unlikely to be building any more engines unless my Westie should blow,
> & would myself prefer to use a stand but am throwing it out for
> discussion, controversy, flames, whatever. So whataya think, Is he
> full of it?
>
> if this were true, then nascar and formula one mechanics would
> certainly be building their engines on the bench, right? not to
> mention porsche and bmw factories.
> so anybody know how those folks build their engines? i'm of the
> opinion that it ain't on the bench. ;)
>
> joel
>

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