F&@k me how much does a stock 1600cc weigh

[Marriedblonde]

Removed my engine from my bus last night, tonight swappedv over the alternator for a dynamo - thought mine was knackered bu it turned out to be a broken wire from the ignition light...

I've sold the engine and i am delivering. Needed to load it into the back of my ml, no probs i thought, cant be that heavy i'll carry it. Needed to move it about 30 feet and lift it into the boot.

How wrong i was...

Fecking hell... If i can walk tomorrow i will be surprised.

 

[Mr G]

Yeah you can lift em and carry em on your own but once you've done it once.... :shock:

I usually make sure a mate is popping round these days - must be getting old / sensible!

 

[Marriedblonde]

I should know better, I had help with my long block with no oil but my turn key I decided to do it on my own doh!!!!

Hopefully the last time I do it on my own - lift an engine that is, fnarr fnarr

 

[Clem]

They do weigh a lot, but then try shifting a Type 4 engine! :shock:

 

[BigG]

They do weigh a lot, but then try shifting a Type 4 engine! :shock:

I just have :shock: :shock:
Whos smart ass idea was it at VW to do away with the removable back panel on a crossover BTW :evil:

 

[sparkywig]

They do weigh a lot, but then try shifting a Type 4 engine! :shock:

Or a watercooled DG lump.....

 

[fire3500]

They do weigh a lot, but then try shifting a Type 4 engine! :shock:

I just have :shock: :shock:
Whos smart ass idea was it at VW to do away with the removable back panel on a crossover BTW :evil:

Amen to that, I just went from a '67 Split (roll the bus off the engine... job down), to a crossover with a type 4. I need to do oil cooler seals and am putting it off like crazy... the combination of this strange and mysterious shaped engine (I've only ever had Type 1 motors in over 20 years of old VWs) and the fixed (WTF???!!!!) rear panel mades me SAD and EMOTIONAL!

 

[BigG]

Dont stress too much bud, I did my cooler seals with the engine in place no prob.
had to take the fan and alternator housing out which I had to get off to replace the oil seal which was a bit of a pain but got to clean everything up.
Sadly I had to take the engine out in the end though as I found some other issues that needed sorting.
Thats when I discovered how much it weighed

 

[Marriedblonde]

Yeah you can lift em and carry em on your own but once you've done it once.... :shock:

I usually make sure a mate is popping round these days - must be getting old / sensible!

Well I said i w=knew better but I still lifted my new engine off the floor and onto the bench...

 

[K@rlos]

I can pick them up easy enough, carrying it though, no chance :lol:

 

[Marriedblonde]

My chyropractors told me not to lift any thing heavy.... Oops i am in trouble tomorrow me thinks