You can put an engine in in 30 mins on your own!!!!!

[thejinx]

Who ever said that needs shooting in my humble opinion. It took 2 of us 3 hours to get it in and I still haven't hooked up the fuel and fired it up :roll:

 

[EeVeeWee]

Amateur! Just 21 minutes! mrgreen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQPFXhzwtEY

 

[Tofufi]

30 minutes? That includes coffee breaks, right?

:lol:

 

[thejinx]

Thinking of taking up yoga so I can get that bolt up by the starter motor. :evil: without having to contort my fat fingers and use ESP to find it. Spanner on spanner slip repeat process a million times

 

[Happystamps]

Personal best is 22 minutes I think? But you need a good jack or a lift to do it quickly, plus a gravel floor really makes the job difficult.

 

[gvee]

Thinking of taking up yoga so I can get that bolt up by the starter motor. :evil: without having to contort my fat fingers and use ESP to find it. Spanner on spanner slip repeat process a million times

The first time I did it, I dropped it :msn4: but now I've become quite the contortionist because of that nut! I actually find it relatively easy to do now because I know exactly where it is, and pop it on blind using my fingers, then a ratchet spanner, then a final tighten with a straight spanner.

I think that my father and I can manage it in an hour, if we are rushed.
My bus is low, the driveway is not smooth and the twin carbs make the whole thing a little too wide.

With the right environment (indoors with a 2 or 4 post lift) and all the right tools on hand, I reckon 30 minutes is quite achievable. Most of us don't have that luxury though :lol:

Someone should have this as a competition at a show at some point. Quickest engine drop, followed by quickest install, all done on a campsite :lol:

 

[Clem]

Lots of variable in engine removal and replacement, including how people disconnect/reconnect heaters etc.

Dab of superglue on the strater bolt 'd' end will hold it in place in a way that can be easily knocked off again in the future

 

[thejinx]

I like the superglue idea. Hopefully it won't need to come out for a while. Then again haven't stared it yet so we shall see.

 

[Trikky2]

Who ever said that needs shooting in my humble opinion. It took 2 of us 3 hours to get it in and I still haven't hooked up the fuel and fired it up :roll:

First time doing anything always takes the longest because its a learning curve. Once done a few times it gets faster, not just because you get to know how to do things but also because you get the confidence.

At least at 3 hours you know that its been done thoroughly.

 

[marco]

I managed to 'engine out, strip down, new cylinder head, refit tinware etc and refit' in a day. done it so many times in the last 18 months, I find the 'balancing on a trolley jack while lining up the studs/clutch shaft and sliding it into place' bit the trickiest. My favourite tool is the 17mm ratchet spanner, so much easier to tighten up the starter bolt.

 

[Trikky2]

I managed to 'engine out, strip down, new cylinder head, refit tinware etc and refit' in a day. done it so many times in the last 18 months, I find the 'balancing on a trolley jack while lining up the studs/clutch shaft and sliding it into place' bit the trickiest. My favourite tool is the 17mm ratchet spanner, so much easier to tighten up the starter bolt.

Yes I agree, its the hardest part for me too.

 

[jonboylaw]

Instead of superglue (which will not bond to an oily surface, you can wrap electrical tape around the D-bolt to make it a snug fit in the hole.


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