Engine Stand Adapter

[jbwthree]

Hello all and happy new year. Over the holidays, I picked up a spare engine. I tried to order an engine stand adapter but it looks like it is out of stock everywhere I looked. Does anyone know of any sources that might have these available ? Thanks in advance.


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[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by jbwthree

Hello all and happy new year. Over the holidays, I picked up a spare engine. I tried to order an engine stand adapter but it looks like it is out of stock everywhere I looked. Does anyone know of any sources that might have these available ? Thanks in advance.


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They have been out of production for several years now.

Funny that you should ask. We needed several in-house for our own use so we drew them up in CAD and made our own on our CNC plasma. We might look at making a few more in the next week or so if several others were interested in having one made.

[jbwthree]

Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C

They have been out of production for several years now.

Funny that you should ask. We needed several in-house for our own use so we drew them up in CAD and made our own on our CNC plasma. We might look at making a few more in the next week or so if several others were interested in having one made.

Hello Brent, I’d be interested too. Please send me a direct message with a price if you don’t wish to publish here. Thanks !


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[redmodelt]

Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C

They have been out of production for several years now.

Funny that you should ask. We needed several in-house for our own use so we drew them up in CAD and made our own on our CNC plasma. We might look at making a few more in the next week or so if several others were interested in having one made.

The ones they have been selling, should have been made so you can get a wrench on the cap nut easier and more room to turn the wrench. It is kinda tight to get in there.

[denniskliesen]

Originally Posted by redmodelt

The ones they have been selling, should have been made so you can get a wrench on the cap nut easier and more room to turn the wrench. It is kinda tight to get in there.

That is why I made my adapter. Heavier steel and adequate room for a torque wrench and socket in that middle main. Plus I have a larger engine stand that requires a bigger pipe.

[alexiskai]

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Originally Posted by denniskliesen

I have a larger engine stand that requires a bigger pipe.

What diameter is the pipe on the common adapter?

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

What diameter is the pipe on the common adapter?

Colin, generally they are 2.375" (-or 2⅜") but the tubing sizes on the Chinese-made stands are all over the place, but around 62MM seems popular (-which is slightly larger than 2⅜").

The bigger issue that we don't like about the imported stands is they are built for a 'vertically-challenged' person to work on an engine. Taller folks like me and yourself generally have an aching back after an hour or so of working on one of those short stands. That is why we built our own stands. We still have a couple of the imported stands with the Model-A adapters however we have built much taller (-and more robust) stands.

We also did away with the positioning pin and made our own locking system so the flexibility is much greater in our opinion. Also, while it doesn't show in the pictures, we have a sheetmetal tray that fits onto the stand to catch dripping fluids during teardown.

One thing that I am unsure whether to promote or not, is we did away with the two arms and are solely using the area around the water inlet to support everything. We probably have been them that way on both bigger stands for about 2+ years now and I am guessing that between the two stands, they have seen about 30-40 full rebuilds on them. As of writing this, we have not experienced any breakage or damage in the inlet area only using that area to support an engine. I am not sure what others experiences will be, so I am leery to suggest that for others, but it has been suitable for us.

Originally Posted by redmodelt

The ones they have been selling, should have been made so you can get a wrench on the cap nut easier and more room to turn the wrench. It is kinda tight to get in there.

I agree Mark, and while it isn't perfect, I think one of the pictures below shows how much clearance there is. It does work for us though. Maybe we could use a smaller mount next to the plate and increase the size closer to the axis tube?? Thoughts??

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[Brentwood Bob]

That would be handy! I want one.

[alexiskai]

Yo I also would be interested in that.

[California Travieso]

I would like one as well.

David Serrano

[denniskliesen]

Specialty Motors Cams show in stock $89. Aka Stipe. specialtymotorcams.com

[jbwthree]

Originally Posted by denniskliesen

Specialty Motors Cams show in stock $89. Aka Stipe. specialtymotorcams.com

Hello Dennis - I had already reached out to them and they aren’t really in stock, web site glitch. They said they’d have some by early summer though.


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[Bob Bidonde]

An alternative technique is to mount an engine to a stand using the back of the block, so no adapter is necessary.

[denis4x4]

Originally Posted by Bob Bidonde

An alternative technique is to mount an engine to a stand using the back of the block, so no adapter is necessary.

I'm with Bob on this one.

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by Bob Bidonde

An alternative technique is to mount an engine to a stand using the back of the block, so no adapter is necessary.

Kinda hard to check the runout on the Flywheel Housing, and to mount the Clutch & PP to the flywheel, isn't it?? I sure wouldn't want to assembly engines without a proper stand.

[alexiskai]

It depends what procedure you're doing. Can't remember offhand, but there's a calibration procedure when installing the flywheel that requires you to put the engine nose-down. That's why the original KRW engine stand mounted to the side.

[Brentwood Bob]

Alexiskai: I have seen the nose down done from a rafter.

[alexiskai]

Originally Posted by Brentwood Bob

Alexiskai: I have seen the nose down done from a rafter.

I've seen lots of things, doesn't make 'em good ideas.

[Bruce of MN]

The thrifty (and we know who we are) make their own from angle iron.

[Gene F]

Thanks Bob