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Sat, 06 September 2014 10:22  |
glwgmc
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I once enlisted the help of my bride to steady a 2.4l engine as I raised it up via a floor jack and into the engine bay on a Porsche 911. Decked her all out in white overalls with the legs and arms rolled up and told her all she needed to do was keep that expensive hunk of metal from falling off the jack. She did, but not willingly. Lots of whoops and hollers later the engine was in the hole and she was shaking from head to foot muttering something like "....don't ever do that to me again....". I didn't.
In the many engine trips in and out of the Royale before we finally got a good one she just stood by gamely muttering something about the grease and oil falling on her carpets......That is as close as she cares to come to black grimy stuff these days.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
Visitors always welcome!
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:50:12 -0600
From: Johnny Bridges
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Wanted engine hoist and trolley
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Ken -
I may ask a (male dextrous) cousin to help with things mechanical, but NEVER the mate. In that direction lies Domestic Discord, which I can generate
in a less greasy way if I wanted to. Lacking a pit, if I extract an engine here, it has to come out the top pretty much no matter out of what. When
comes time to re-do my engine, I'll decide whether to yank it or hire it done. It looks to be a minimum two - mechanic exercise to get it out of the
coach.
--johnny
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"Sometimes I wonder what tomorrow's gonna bring when I think about my dirty life and times" --Warren Zevon
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Jerry & Sharon Work
78 Royale
Kerby, OR
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wanted engine hoist and trolley [message #261068 is a reply to message #261064] |
Sat, 06 September 2014 11:15  |
sgltrac
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Tru dat Jerry!
Todd Sullivan
Sully
77 royale
Seattle
> On Sep 6, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Work Jerry wrote:
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> I once enlisted the help of my bride to steady a 2.4l engine as I raised it up via a floor jack and into the engine bay on a Porsche 911. Decked her all out in white overalls with the legs and arms rolled up and told her all she needed to do was keep that expensive hunk of metal from falling off the jack. She did, but not willingly. Lots of whoops and hollers later the engine was in the hole and she was shaking from head to foot muttering something like "....don't ever do that to me again....". I didn't.
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> In the many engine trips in and out of the Royale before we finally got a good one she just stood by gamely muttering something about the grease and oil falling on her carpets......That is as close as she cares to come to black grimy stuff these days.
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> Jerry
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
> Visitors always welcome!
> glwork@mac.com
> http://jerrywork.com
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> Message: 13
> Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:50:12 -0600
> From: Johnny Bridges
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Wanted engine hoist and trolley
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
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> Ken -
> I may ask a (male dextrous) cousin to help with things mechanical, but NEVER the mate. In that direction lies Domestic Discord, which I can generate
> in a less greasy way if I wanted to. Lacking a pit, if I extract an engine here, it has to come out the top pretty much no matter out of what. When
> comes time to re-do my engine, I'll decide whether to yank it or hire it done. It looks to be a minimum two - mechanic exercise to get it out of the
> coach.
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> --johnny
> --
> "Sometimes I wonder what tomorrow's gonna bring when I think about my dirty life and times" --Warren Zevon
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wanted engine hoist and trolley [message #261118 is a reply to message #261104] |
Sat, 06 September 2014 20:52 |
A Hamilto
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Keith V wrote on Sat, 06 September 2014 18:39My wife wont even come out to the garage when I'm doing an engine swap, or anything vehicle related actually! I figured out the first few months of married life what we could do together and what not to do. She was a slower learner. A couple of years ago she wanted to "help" me do yardwork. I sent her to a wide open area with the brand new riding lawn mower and told her to stay in that area. When she finished, she headed for some tall grass. The rock pile in it rendered the innards of the deck non-functional. She didn't understand why I got mad.
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I >hope< I've learnt enough from your experiences that if/when I swap mine, I'll only do it once.