This one's far enough behind me I can laugh at it. It was cheap!
Shoulda seen me put in a transmission with a scissor jack...

http://jeffkennedy.org/engine_lift.jpg

Jeff
84 Westy

On Jun 17, 2008, at 6:43 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Zoltan,
>
> Have you still got a copy of this thing and how to use it tucked away
> somewhere??
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Chelsea, AL
>
> The Westy man wrote:
>> In principle it is the same what I was doing.  I thought of it that
>> way too
>> but I decided to make that little contraption rather.  It is way
>> smaller and
>> it can be put away for next time.  I use it to lower the transmission
>> also
>> when I take that out.
>> Z
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
>>
>>
>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Stuart
>>>>
>>>> P.S.:  What's the sawhorse for?
>>>>
>>>
>>> when I've pulled the engine on my diesel westy, I simply set up a
>>> sawhorse
>>> over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain
>>> hoist.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
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