Mettlen Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hi, Does anyone know if you can fit a B80 engine into an commercial engine stand, such as the one shown below? Thanks in anticipation:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry275 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I am sure others will be along with more info but- make sure weight capacity of stand is more than weight of engine, and also- check bolts for belhousing will go through the frame mounting points i found this out on my Farmall tractor engine. but u could make converting mounts if it is a problem. hope this helps. :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The engine weighs in the region of half a ton (or 500kgs for younger readers!). The flywheel housing is alloy and size of studs are, I think 3/8". The best way to work on one is to have a rotating bed where the block is mounted at back and front an evenly spread of load. I have done them on a low bench and using a engine crane rolled them over to work on. I would not use a stand as shown for an engine of this size or weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I would agree with Richard. I've got a 4.2 jaguar engine (6 cyl) on one and had to put a prop under the front for peace of mind. theres a lot of weight hanging on 4 3/8 studs its also not easy to turn it over safely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourFox Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I have been doing J60s on this make of stand for ages. To be fair I usually only mount the engine once the head has been removed. My total J60 re-build count is now over 30. I also have used the same stand for my Saladin engine (B80) and I can confirm that it is possible but not ideal. The engine is way too heavy for such a small stand and the length of the engine overhang makes moving the engine around very dodgy. A much more sturdy stand would be better (but I already have 3 of these Clarke ones). Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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