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Can a block bend sitting on an engine stand?

Old 01-30-2010, 01:53 PM
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Heres an intelligent answer for you all.

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Old 04-29-2011, 10:48 AM
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I just read through this and I'm still laughing. Thanks !
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Must be REALLY HOT in that shop .
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Originally Posted by m73m95
Someone just put an engine on a stand, and reply to this thread in a few years. Problem solved.
OK, its been a while and I just checked - the block it still straight!

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Real question though. Has anyone messed up the 4 mount holes (bellhousing) by having a fully dressed engine a stand? It's cast aluminum. With 2-400 lbs cantilevering on it, sometimes I wonder - mainly because I wheel it around on that stand over concrete. Standing still it's fine, but maybe under dynamic loads it's asking too much of the materials. There are sometimes bumps on the ground that cause the engine to bounce around, that would be a really s****y way to ruin an engine after spending thousands on a build.
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Originally Posted by odonnell
Real question though. Has anyone messed up the 4 mount holes (bellhousing) by having a fully dressed engine a stand? It's cast aluminum. With 2-400 lbs cantilevering on it, sometimes I wonder - mainly because I wheel it around on that stand over concrete. Standing still it's fine, but maybe under dynamic loads it's asking too much of the materials. There are sometimes bumps on the ground that cause the engine to bounce around, that would be a really s****y way to ruin an engine after spending thousands on a build.
As long as you have good thread engagement you are fine - if you just have 3 or 4 threads engaged you are asking for problems. I use long threaded rod with nuts on the end.
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Old 07-13-2017, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tifosiman
Just remember tifosiman...I have been here 6 months longer!!!
Old 07-13-2017, 04:43 PM
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for many po owners everyday life is a struggle with drama
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Originally Posted by Chris White
Just remember tifosiman...I have been here 6 months longer!!!

Old 07-14-2017, 05:11 AM
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LOL!

Originally Posted by odonnell
Real question though. Has anyone messed up the 4 mount holes (bellhousing) by having a fully dressed engine a stand? It's cast aluminum. With 2-400 lbs cantilevering on it, sometimes I wonder - mainly because I wheel it around on that stand over concrete. Standing still it's fine, but maybe under dynamic loads it's asking too much of the materials. There are sometimes bumps on the ground that cause the engine to bounce around, that would be a really s****y way to ruin an engine after spending thousands on a build.
I know what you mean. The floor in my workshop is cracked and pitted. When you move the engine around, grab it by the engine, not the stand itself, so your hands absorb the shocks. When my turbo longblock was ready for manifolds and the turbocharger, I felt it was time to set the engine down onto a pushcart. I've never seen those holes give up like that, though.
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On the other hand, cranks should be stored upright/on end as well as fan clutches.
Old 07-14-2017, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris White
Just remember tifosiman...I have been here 6 months longer!!!
Originally Posted by tifosiman
What took you guys so long?

Old 07-15-2017, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Van
If you don't turn the engine over by hand periodically in the winter, your drive shaft will sag between bearings.
But not in the summer. No need to worry about it in the summer.
Old 07-16-2017, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by luftpirate
Sounds like a great idea for a new Ebay product...

"New! - Crank Storage Rotator All Makes/Models +HP Free Ship"
You forgot to add "From the makers of Ronco cheese straighteners comes..."

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