Mounting locations on engine for lifting?
Junior User
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 68
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From: Victoria Canada
Last time I picked an engine I bolted a chain to some holes on the heads. One at the front left and one at the rear right. Then I put the picker's hook in the middle and up it came. Make sure the chain is bolted securely*. Actually this is the only way I have picked an engine.
*I express no expectation of safety, nor do I accept any responsibility if things go wrong. If things happen to go wrong swearing loudly and or breaking other things is expressly recommended. Did I mention to make the chain secure? 2" bolts are too long. Any other issues and you're on your own pal.
*I express no expectation of safety, nor do I accept any responsibility if things go wrong. If things happen to go wrong swearing loudly and or breaking other things is expressly recommended. Did I mention to make the chain secure? 2" bolts are too long. Any other issues and you're on your own pal.
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 12,170
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
Make sure you use a strong enough chain that's in good condition. I once had a brain fade and forgot how much a 6.9 diesel weighs and pulled it, complete with tranny and transfer case with a wimpy chain with well-worn links...or tried to, anyways...
I got it up about 8 inches when the chain broke. Punched a nice hole in the oil pan, luckily didn't do much more damage than that. Exciting though...
So I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't be like me, use something better than oh, say a dog chain...at least 1/4" to 5/16" chain should be enough for a 302.
In the absense of lifting hooks I've used exhaust manifold bolts, one front on one side and rear on the other, depending on what balance I want. If I'm just removing the engine but not the tranny then I like the balance more centered and will go straight across the center of the engine. This allows me to rock the engine a little if needed. Also, if you see yourself pulling more engines in the future one of those lifting plates that bolts to the intake manifold in place of the carb works quite well and could be a good investment. Not too useful on an EFI engine however...
I got it up about 8 inches when the chain broke. Punched a nice hole in the oil pan, luckily didn't do much more damage than that. Exciting though...
So I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't be like me, use something better than oh, say a dog chain...at least 1/4" to 5/16" chain should be enough for a 302.
In the absense of lifting hooks I've used exhaust manifold bolts, one front on one side and rear on the other, depending on what balance I want. If I'm just removing the engine but not the tranny then I like the balance more centered and will go straight across the center of the engine. This allows me to rock the engine a little if needed. Also, if you see yourself pulling more engines in the future one of those lifting plates that bolts to the intake manifold in place of the carb works quite well and could be a good investment. Not too useful on an EFI engine however...
