Over the years I have had to compression and leak down engines that are out of a car. Often times it will fail leak down simply because there's dust and whatnot in the valve seats etc, oil is dry on the cyl walls, so I prefer to compression test them first and get and initial feeling for the engine.
Well, in the past I have always attached a transmission to bolt a starter on. Today I was testing an s50 that had been sitting for some time and it was leaking bad. Happen to look over and see a slush-box that a customer left since he didn't want it. Was in unknown condition (later pulled the clutches out anyways just to see, and it was in bad shape).
Anyways, realized it had a bolt-on bell housing, and thought "AH-HA"!!!
Best use for an e30 auto-box. :D
I also did something similar with an auto flex plate to hold the TDC pin when building an engine on the stand. Chopped the plate so it would clear an engine stand and still bolt to the crank. Otherwise, you have to take the engine off the stand.
This is an old photobuckt link BTW. To fix them in threads, just add "~original" at the end, just before the "[IMG], hehe....
Well, in the past I have always attached a transmission to bolt a starter on. Today I was testing an s50 that had been sitting for some time and it was leaking bad. Happen to look over and see a slush-box that a customer left since he didn't want it. Was in unknown condition (later pulled the clutches out anyways just to see, and it was in bad shape).
Anyways, realized it had a bolt-on bell housing, and thought "AH-HA"!!!
Best use for an e30 auto-box. :D
I also did something similar with an auto flex plate to hold the TDC pin when building an engine on the stand. Chopped the plate so it would clear an engine stand and still bolt to the crank. Otherwise, you have to take the engine off the stand.
This is an old photobuckt link BTW. To fix them in threads, just add "~original" at the end, just before the "[IMG], hehe....
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