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| RE: I need suggestions on what to hook on to pull 390 |
| By Rollie H. - 09/19/2003 7:04:30 AM; IP 209.111.105.175 |
You better pray those little carburetor stud threads are in super good shape or you will be having a super bad surprise when they don't hold that very heavy FE engine. These soft studs and nuts aren't rated to take the loads you exert on them when lifting an engine.
As many stripped out studs and nuts I've seen on those over the years from just holding down carburetors I wouldn't stand anywhere close to anyone using the carburetor stud method to lift an engine. In the long run you will learn to trust a meatier bolt say at least a 3/8" to lift engines. Personally I always use the grade eight 1/2" bolts that go into the ends of the heads. The shear force it would take to break one of these is very high and you aren't relying on the threads to hold really.
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