???? I own a 1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe with a straight six engine.? I need to know what is the best style engine stand and what weight limit the stand needs to be.? I e-mailed someone else but all they could tell was the one they had gotten the engine bent the stand all to hell.? Please Help Thanks ???
I use a 2000 lb rated 4 leg engine stand I bought from Harbor Freight. It won't tip over, easily supports the weight, and is reasonably priced. The part number for it is 4420-1VGA Lists on the web site for $109.99. These are sold for about $80.00 on sale. Hope this helps!
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If you have a Northern Tool store near you they have about the same unit as the Harbor Freight stand for about $80 all the time - stay away from three legged ones they tip too easy. All of them are made in China so you take your chances - don't sit under the engine when it is on the stand.
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I wouldn't leave your engine on the stand for an extended period of time. I have a friend who has a large shop and one of his mechanics left a chevy v-8 block on a stand for long period of time and it developed a slight warp. They had to have it alinged bored. Seems like that couldn't happen, but this guy is pretty sharp and not one to tell strange stories.
I had my engine on a stand for 4 month, without ectra support. If you put an engine of 1000pond in a stand of 1000 pound, it will bend. The normal safety factor is 2 in these items. If you work on the engine, it will start to vibrate in a low frequency and also the force you put on the total (stand + engine) while you try to get those frozen bolts lose with a pipe of 3 foot long. Consider that and you will get to the right stand. 2000pounds sounds reasonable for a stand. The only ting I looked for and didn't find is a stand that mounts the engine in the center of gravity of the engine while turning it over. My stand has the engine bolted to the boltholes of where the bellhousing used to sit. Looking over the engine when on the stand it is sitting on top of the rotating line and not in the center.
For engines on a stand that are suspended by bell housing located bolts you can easily support the front of the block weight with a wood 1x4 or 2x4, about 2 feet long. Place the wood block, vertical, under the front oil pan bolt flange. Never under the crankshaft pulley.