How to carry a motor?

[channelmaniac]

Hey guys,

I sniped a motor on eBay and need to go get it. How do you go about hauling one back? How do you get it in/out of the truck?

I've never done this before and was curious as to how to go about doing that.

RJ

[Treibenschnell]

Where the hell is it?

[channelmaniac]

Dunno yet! Waiting on the seller to get back to me. It's listed as in the Dallas area.

[IPRESS]

Go to Harbor Freight and get a furniture dolly put a couple of 2x4 boards underneath the front pully and you have a great motor holder on wheels for less then $15.

[Kags1969]

A tire works pretty well. You put the sump in the center. Tie it down of course.

Chris

[Mark52]

Lift with your legs, not your back!

[Treibenschnell]

Lift with your legs, not your back!

Hee... I was wondering how long 'til we saw that line!!

[channelmaniac]

Got it home!

It's an '89 1.6L short nosed crank motor... complete with intake, exhaust manifold, injectors, wiring, etc...

It does have a badly buggered up crank nose... but a friend that is a machinist thinks he can machine out the keyway and gear to make a new, larger key fit. But I do wonder if Merv, Gary, or one of the other guys on here that have spare parts laying around would have a short or intermediate nose crank somewhere... or even a long one... I can swap out the oil pump and pulley/gear assemblies (and whatever else) to make it fit.

Not too bad for a last minute snipe on eBay - $76.

I'm thinking that the head and other internals will probably be in decent shape considering that the crank nose is wallered out.

A friend helped me load it up on his trailer and we brought it back to my place, sat it on a furniture dolly and rolled it up the driveway - damn those things are handy!

Now to clean out a spot so I can roll it in the garage.

RJ

[Flyin96M]

I would check with FM as they alway seem to have extra OEM parts lying around. I think they had short nose cranks for $50 or less.

[channelmaniac]

I already emailed them. They don't have any in the shop right now... I'm checking with a couple of other sources as well.

RJ

[icepenguin66]

Hee... I was wondering how long 'til we saw that line!!

hey, my friend and I did it!

If you rent/have/buy a cherry picker that will get it in and out.....and just use the tyre thing and tie it down.

[Treibenschnell]

Getting the motor out of my VW Bus was a cinch... four bolts and a floor jack and it was done!