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Subject:Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
From:Mike B
Date:Sat, 1 Jun 2013 23:59:30 -0400

I never fully dress any engine on this stand, it is too weak for that
much weight.
Also, the stand needs to be bolted to one top and one bottom hole on 1
case half.  If you use it with both bottom bolts (like in the ad
picture) it will be very flexy.   I have a 2X4 cut to the right length
to help hold it rigid from the floor to the case just until I can get it
down onto my floor jack.

Mike B.

On 6/1/2013 11:18 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
> I used to have one of those. With a fully dressed waterboxer on it,
> you'll not want to have your feet under it.  Way flexy.
> On Jun 1, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Mike B wrote:
>
>> The text description in this ad is obviously generic and those dates
>> are
>> ridiculously wrong.
>> This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW flat 4 ever made from
>> 1932 to 1992, including a WBX.
>>
>> Mike B.