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Offline The other Derek

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rotating the engine
« on: January 30, 2013, 06:46:04 PM »
I pulled the engine from my K6 and have it mounted in a HF engine stand.  Before I make a major blunder I just wanted to make sure inverting the engine on the stand while fully assembled isn't going to damage anything. 

I've got no plans to mess with the engine other than to give it a good scrubbing - maybe some paint.

Offline Vinhead1957

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Re: rotating the engine
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 07:34:13 PM »
Oil drained?   All of it?    Even if there was some it wouldn't harm anything just make a mess, carbs off / drained

Offline Thousandson

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Re: rotating the engine
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 07:42:27 PM »
Drain all of your liquids, before you turn it upside down. Take the oil pan off, and clean it? I'm thinking this because, my oil pan looks like hell. Anything heavy (That's including parts of a gasket I found in my oil pan) will sink to the bottom. If you invert the motor before you clean the pan, parts of crap could easily gut into the rest of the important bits. Remove and clean the oil pan, replace (New gasket may be needed) then invert. Plus a few rags under the engine, or a piece of cardboard. To prevent oil drips on your floor.

If you drain the fluids, and invert you should be fine. I'm just thinking out loud.
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Re: rotating the engine
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2013, 08:23:39 PM »
Pulling the pan first is a good idea. A new gasket will be needed.
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Offline The other Derek

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Re: rotating the engine
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2013, 03:32:48 AM »
Perfect.  The oil is drained, but dropping the pan hadn't occurred to me.

Thanks!