Man what an experience
1/3-way there
Heinrich

 

well heinrich I cant wait to see this get completed

 

Gee Heinrich,
I sorta' hate to bring it up now - but it's only on your 911 that you've gotta yank the engine for a sparkplug change out : Anyway, as long as you've got it out, why not add a S/C ?

 

Yeah I'm sorry I missed it too. I would like to have been there to at least gleen some tips on how to pull my engines. really need to do that some day.

where is Johns' beer?

Congrats!!

By the way did you get the rest of your parts yet?

 

Heinrich....how long is the extension on that hoist? I need to get one for my 928 and I want to make sure it will reach far enough over the bumper, radiator, etc to reach the motor.

 

Nice, I see the clutch is still in the car though

Good job, now get the other one with SC in.

Chris

 

Dave she's extended about 4 foot at that point. That's the 1000lb setting, HOWEVER to start the job it was necessary to go to 500lb, extend another foot, just to reach and not kill the nose of the car. I had considered a sideways approach but because of my work area I couldn't. Also that crane gets very obtrusive when you have to lie on top of the legs to do the last few jobs as the engine is suspended. Anyway after we'd got everything to the point where the engine was dangling, we needed to post haste get back to 1000lb .... so we jacked her up by the oil pan with wood shims (very high -- need a tall jack or lots of shims) and released the cherry picker to the point that we could slide her to 1000lbs.

 

So I'm hearing you say (a) I need a hoist with a 60" reach and (b) this is a two-person job. Correct? I'm asking about the hoist length because I have the opportunity to buy a hoist and stand for $200 total. I don't want to buy them if the hoist doesn't reach far enough.

 

Heinrich,

Which one are you with are or without beer?

Chris

 

Heinrich would be the one properly celebrating!

 

Here's what I recommend:

1) measure from the tip of the nose to the very centre of the intake.
2) add the distance that the crane's hydraulic arm will move horisontally ... for me that was 1/2-foot.

This is the absolute minimum that the crane needs to be able to extend. Bear in mind, it's more than 500lbs and the longer the arm the greater the pressure on the hydraulics and metal. Mine has ratings for 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000.

Lastly ... it cannot be done properly with one person because as things move, that engine has at one point 1/4-in total to share between the two fender seams and the engine. It hits an ac line; power steering line; ac line retainer (this is the only thing we broke); and fuel lines and the washer filler neck. And the clutch and ac lines and such at the firewall.

 

Chris I think if you knew me better .... you'd know I was the one holding the celebratory cold one

 

Way to go buddy! Pete is calling me in to help him pull his '79 engine and put my motor in there next weekend. If you're not busy, you should come by. Talk to him about the details.

Good job man! Off to work...

 

Which reminds me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to thank John (with me in the pic) very sincerely for all his help. John, I could not have pulled that engine without your help Dude. I owe you BIG TIME.

Heinrich

 

H,
So how long did it take you and John to get it out? I know you have an S/C set up, so how is this all related?
Glenn