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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2006Let the engine rebuild begin
As soon as I can figure out how to get the block attached to the engine stand. I'm thinking that the best place to bolt to the block is in the holes where the bell housing bolts go. Is it better to attach the stand to the back or the front of the engine? How can I connect it to the block so I can take it all apart easily? Thanks, Tim The four arms of the stand bolt to the bell housing flange. (2 horizontal, 2 at a angle.) > As soon as I can figure out how to get the block attached to the engine > stand. I'm thinking that the best place to bolt to the block is in the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 65 Daytona Sports Sedan 64 Daytona HT 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk (Black) 63 R1 GT Hawk 63 Avanti R1 63 Avanti R2 63 Daytona convert 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 60 Lark Convert 51 Commander > The four arms of the stand bolt to the bell housing flange. (2 >horizontal, 2 at a angle.) Yep, And if the layout of the arms on the engine stand permits it, you should mount the engine so that the camshaft (assuming a V8) lines up pretty close to the axis upon which the head of the engine stand rotates. That should have the mass of the engine pretty well on center, which makes it easier to position where you want it. Gord Richmond I tried bolting the engine stand to the back of the bell housing and when I lowered the hoist, it looked like the engine stand was going to snap. It is rated at 1250 lbs. and it's a heavy duty stand. So I took the bell housing off and was able to get the bolts loose on the torque converter and remove it. That gave me access to the bolt holes on the back of the block where the bell housing bolts to the block. Got that on the engine stand and it looks like it likes this configuration much better. This also gets the crankshaft closer to the center of the pivot point on the stand. > > The four arms of the stand bolt to the bell housing flange. (2 > >horizontal, 2 at a angle.) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Gord Richmond That's the only way I've seen an engine mounted to a stand. Lee >I tried bolting the engine stand to the back of the bell housing and when I > lowered the hoist, it looked like the engine stand was going to snap. It [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- Never heard of anyone trying that before! I bet it wasn't the weight, with that bell housing on there the engine was sitting much further out than the stand was designed for and must have been seriously overbalancing it. Jeff DeWitt > I tried bolting the engine stand to the back of the bell housing and when I > lowered the hoist, it looked like the engine stand was going to snap. It is [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- NEVER bolt it on with the bell housing attached, the engine will stick out too far and not be balanced. > I tried bolting the engine stand to the back of the bell housing and when I > lowered the hoist, it looked like the engine stand was going to snap. It is [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 65 Daytona Sports Sedan 64 Daytona HT 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk (Black) 63 R1 GT Hawk 63 Avanti R1 63 Avanti R2 63 Daytona convert 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 60 Lark Convert 51 Commander I guess I misunderstood. Good thing I got it off there in a hurry. Thanks for the clarification. Tim > NEVER bolt it on with the bell housing attached, the engine will stick > out too far and not be balanced. > I tried bolting the engine stand to the back of the bell housing and when I > lowered the hoist, it looked like the engine stand was going to snap. It is [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- re-read your engine stand operator's manual and re-evaluate your mass center before spinning engine on stand. You don't want the crankshaft close to the pivot point. You want the CAMSHAFT close to the pivot point. JF >I tried bolting the engine stand to the back of the bell housing and when I > lowered the hoist, it looked like the engine stand was going to snap. It [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- Mount the engine as low as possible relative to the pivot; you will still need help to flip it over unless you have a lot of personal mass. nate > The four arms of the stand bolt to the bell housing flange. (2 > horizontal, 2 at a angle.) [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption >> =---- Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel Give me an email to save $$ on the engine parts you need. -- Barry'd in Studes 58 Packard Hawk 40 President 39 Coupe Exp. 59 DeLuxe 1/2 tn. 56 Packard "400" 3 53-4 C/K project cars for sale > Mount the engine as low as possible relative to the pivot; you will > still need help to flip it over unless you have a lot of personal mass. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > replace "fly" with "com" to reply. > http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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