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  1. 08-30-2024, 08:41 AM #11
    xpensivewino
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    Hope those stacks were plugged, you don’t want an errant acorn dropping in your new engine!
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  2. 08-30-2024, 04:09 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by xpensivewino View Post
    Hope those stacks were plugged, you don’t want an errant acorn dropping in your new engine!
    Yes! I had the same fear - Acorns are dropping like crazy here.
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  3. 09-01-2024, 04:00 AM #13
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    Engine looks great….
    How will you lift out ?
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  4. 09-01-2024, 05:00 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by 71gold View Post
    Engine looks great….
    How will you lift out ?
    Good question - I have a lift bench but it’s about 3 inches too low. And it’s too risky to try to slide it on. So I use my 4 post lift - back truck under and lift up engine - then put lift down
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  5. 09-04-2024, 06:46 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Simonjjb View Post
    Good question - I have a lift bench but it’s about 3 inches too low….
    or deflate your tires to lower it a few inches ?
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  6. 09-04-2024, 10:21 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by karlusmagnus View Post
    or deflate your tires to lower it a few inches ?
    That would have been a good idea !!!
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  7. 09-04-2024, 05:37 PM #17
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    Wow looks great.
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