Yup - I've done it both ways, perfer the easy way now that I'm old.
> When we changed our '82 240D from 4 cylinders to 5, I had the engine and > transmission on the ground and installed a block heater where none had > been before. Then I rigged it up with a chain connected to a hoist and put > it in the engine bay. We had a rope attached to the back of the > transmission that went out behind the car. On a slightly sloping driveway > with the front of the car pointing downhill, a friend and I man handled > the hoist and the front of the engine while Shirley pulled on the rope at > the rear, sitting on the ground with her feet braced on the rear bumper. > It worked OK. But you're right, it would have been easier with one of > those engine tilting jobbies. > > > Craig > > > -- > OK Don > W124 Diesels > KD5NRO > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090325/e45103d4/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
