29-04-2020, 10:01 PM
Juggling workspace is one of the core restoration skills in my experience!
I certainly did lift out engines manually in my youth, but a block and tackle is infinitely easier and kinder to your back. Probably your lock-up doesn't have a suitable beam to suspend it from. Even a brief incursion into No.1 garage might solve that.
I can get the engine out of my Ulster rep with a deep sump attached - ideally with head and rearmost two studs removed, and flywheel cover off. You have to rotate the front up as you lift out and vice versa. Individual cars may of course vary by enough to knacker your prospects.
I certainly did lift out engines manually in my youth, but a block and tackle is infinitely easier and kinder to your back. Probably your lock-up doesn't have a suitable beam to suspend it from. Even a brief incursion into No.1 garage might solve that.
I can get the engine out of my Ulster rep with a deep sump attached - ideally with head and rearmost two studs removed, and flywheel cover off. You have to rotate the front up as you lift out and vice versa. Individual cars may of course vary by enough to knacker your prospects.