Re: Removing an engine from a 22nd...
Posted by Tim Cole On 2012/7/2 18:48:15
Much better to remove transmission with engine. Especially given a pit. I worked in a place with an overhead gantry crane and could pull the entire powerpack out in a little over an hour depending on the vehicle.
For Packards beginning in 1935 the front clip can be removed as a unit using a motor hoist or overhead crane. However, with a pit you can drop the powertrain out before morning break. I knew one guy who had enough practice with his 39 Super 8 that he could get the thing out in an hour using a pit. The V-12 can also can also drop very quickly using a pit. The hardest part is getting the fan off.
As I recall, there is a pit out behind Hibernia, but I don't know if anybody - including Turnquist - knew how to use it.
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