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04-22-2023, 09:45 AM | #1 |
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Installing a completely assembled engine
A friend of mine is currently building a 8ba engine for his 53' Merc. The issue is that he is using Edelebrock heads with fins and wants to install the completely assembled engine, back into the car, with out disassembling any of it.
Has anyone here done that and where did you fasten the lift brackets, or straps, without breaking any of the fins on the heads, during the installation? |
04-22-2023, 09:59 AM | #2 |
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Re: Installing a completely assembled engine
I use 2 longer bolts in the intake manifold.
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04-22-2023, 10:33 AM | #3 |
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I use a reproduction of a Ford Dealer, KR Wilson lifting bracket that lifts from the lifter valley using no bolts at all. You drop it in the lifter valley and then rotate it 90 degrees and drop two pins into the heat riser holes to keep it from rotating. The engine is perfectly balanced when you lift it. I don't know if they reproduce them anymore but it's one of my favorite tools. A lot of guys will drill a hole in a steel plate and attach an eyebolt in the middle and bolt it to the intake bolt holes.
I checked and Speedway sells a lifting plate https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Flath...8aAuRkEALw_wcB Last edited by Flathead Fever; 04-22-2023 at 10:41 AM. |
04-22-2023, 12:00 PM | #4 |
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Re: Installing a completely assembled engine
I made my own lifting plate from 1/4 inch plate. Bolts to the top of the block and seals the motor from dirt and dropped parts while installing the engine. I used an intake gasket as a template.
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04-22-2023, 01:01 PM | #5 |
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Like Krylon, I made this one.
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04-22-2023, 02:01 PM | #6 |
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When I said "completely assembled engine " I meant running engine", intact. |
04-22-2023, 02:18 PM | #7 |
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Re: Installing a completely assembled engine
You can also use a lifting bar that has 4 chain attachment points on the manifold. These also have a screw jack for changing the angle of the engine as it goes in.
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04-22-2023, 02:44 PM | #8 |
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Re: Installing a completely assembled engine
Four grade 8 bolts in the corners of the intake manifold and adjusting bar.
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04-22-2023, 04:54 PM | #9 |
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x2!!!!
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04-22-2023, 05:57 PM | #10 |
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Thanks guys, I will pass it on.
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04-22-2023, 09:08 PM | #11 |
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Re: Installing a completely assembled engine
Listen to flatjack9.
2 long bolts in the intake and a short length of chain. |
04-22-2023, 09:22 PM | #12 |
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Re: Installing a completely assembled engine
I noticed when I was at the local machine shop he had a completely assembled FH motor and on each corner of the intake he had a bracket with a hole for a chain.
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04-23-2023, 04:29 AM | #13 |
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I use an equaliser bar and 4 attachments. Being able to tilt the motor may be an advantage in such a job.
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https://www.amazon.com/Torin-Engine-..._dp&th=1&psc=1 I use Grade 8 intake bolts (about 3/4" longer than stock) and heavy washers to mount in 4 places - on both ends of the engine. Caution: The only thing you really have to pay attention to is the carbs and fuel-pump stand. It is easy to get the chains against them - under load. This can damage these external pieces. Recommendation: Leave the intake on, but pull the carbs and the fuel pump. These are easily re-installed after installation and the gaskets are very cheap. Best of luck! |
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04-23-2023, 11:43 AM | #17 |
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I am attaching a couple of pictures, of when he brought the car home and when removed the engine. He used a load-leveling sling/bar.
Last edited by Merc Cruzer; 04-23-2023 at 12:29 PM. |
04-23-2023, 12:58 PM | #18 |
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Not to be fussy, but anytime you bolt a chain, or in this case a flat bar to the block it should be snugged up tight so the load is pulling straight with the threaded hole in the block. It appears in the photos the bolt has bent, which could either ruin the threaded hole, or even break the casting. Snug em up for more secure lifting. Nice lookin old Merc I will say
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04-23-2023, 01:20 PM | #19 |
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As it turned out the block was trashed, so he had to get a new one to start over.
The next generation of Flathead owners. He is 22 and recently had a chance to meet someone most of us grew up with. Last edited by Merc Cruzer; 04-23-2023 at 01:26 PM. |
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