Jazzman’s #8745 "Flip Top" Build

[Jazzman]

I guess it hasn't been an entirely unproductive day. I had noticed that the way the chains were connecting the engine to the hoist, the DS chain was very close to the end of the fuel rail. If I were to try to tip the rear end of the engine downward to get it into the engine bay, the DS chain would tear off the fuel rail. That did it. I had to take the time to buy a load leveler for the engine hoist and get it installed above the engine. I hate HF, but in this case this will likely be a one use item, so I went ahead and spent the $50 to get a HF load leveler. They had it in stock, no one else I could find did.

I set down the engine on my very temporary engine stand. (Glad I didn't throw that away!!) I had to completely disconnect the engine from the shop crane in order to install the load leveler. Installing the leveler is pretty straight forward. Disconnect everything, put the leveler on the hoist hook, reconnect the chains to the ends of the leveler. After reconnecting the chains and taking a guesstimate of where to center the leveler over the engine, I lifted the engine up again. Came right up easy as you please, centered like I knew what I was doing!! The chains are now a long way from anything they will damage. It should have plenty of tilting area to go into the engine bay.