

| Subject: | Re: How to swap an engine without an engine lift. |
| From: | S_J_ WACKER |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:04:17 -0700 |
Ken, did this ingin removal take place in Arkinsaw or Okleehoma? In-quirin minds wanna no. On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:20:12 EDT KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes: >Pulled a Vanagon engine in a U-pull-it not too long ago where they >don't >allow any jacks, etc. and they only have these really heavy and hard >to move >engine hoists. With myself and a friend we used stacked up tires >under the >motor and prying up against the tranny with the already messed up >front >bumper of the van (chrome). You would just pry up a bit and pull out >a tire >and let her down, then repeat this three more times until the engine >is >sitting on a rug (that we got from the van interior). Then undo the >tranny >mount and lower it down slowly using the bumper as a bar. Then we >just >pulled on the rug and it came right out from under the van, nice and >neat. >Of course it is much nicer to use real tools when you can (which is >what I >normally do of course) but it is nice to know how to do "emergency" >repairs >with minimal tools if you needed to. >Ken Wilford >Van-Again >John 3:16
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