Lowering engine from car - something cool, I think.]

[doubt at inwave.com (Nate Mellom)]

Don,

When I dropped the motors in my '84 and my buddys '81 Caddy, we got the 
front wheels on ramps, and then jacked it up even FURTHER (rear wheels 
chocked, e-brake locked).  We used an engine hoist hooked up to the tow 
rings on the front, pulled it up off the ramps, and stuck some beefy 6x6 
timbers under the ramps.  Made for enough room to drop the engine/tranny 
as a unit, use an old tire (rimless) to sit the motor in and drag it out 
from under the car. 
Depending on how low the ATV jack/engine/tranny combo is, you might have 
a height issue unless you get the car up real high.
Good luck!
Nate


dswalterwi wrote:

>Hey I getting ready to remove my 2L engine from My red 16V (Flash).  I
>was pondering how to get the engine out and reading through some of the
>listers braces to supprt the engine when I see an ad in a local store
>call Farm & Fleet.  They have a LARIN ATV/Motorcycle Hydraulic Lift.  It
>is rated at 1500 lb capacity.  It is on sale for $69.99 (regularly
>$99.00)  More than enough to support the engine and tranny.  My question
>is would this work to lower an engine out of the car and it has wheels
>on it so you could wheel it out from under the car?  Let me know before
>June 20th as that is when the sale is over.  I really think this will
>work.  Has any one tried something like this?
> 
>Don Walter
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