Hi .just finished rebuilding my 998 engine. I want to give it a run out of the car. I have seen YouTube videos. Will the engine oil leak from the drive shaft holes. I gave fitted new seals.
i would appreciate anyone’s feedback. Regards Richard
Running Engine Out Of Car.
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Kingdick
, Apr 12 2020 01:37 PM
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Kingdick
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 01:37 PM
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 01:59 PM
If there is nothing in the holes then yes.Steve..
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 02:43 PM
Put the pot joints in
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 03:29 PM
Have you got a spare dizzy cap, in case the engine falls foreword and smashes it ?
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 06:10 PM
Did it nearly 20 years ago with a Metro engine as I recall. You need to make sure it can't fall over as a bare minimum.
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Posted 12 April 2020 - 06:54 PM
I just run the engine sitting on the deck, if you really wanted to you could use an engine hoist to support it?
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Posted 15 April 2020 - 01:34 PM
If worried I suppose you could put it on a couple of planks or a piece of wood and ratchet strap it to those, but they are pretty stable just sitting on the gear box.
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