Another good day today, although I did start off with a bit of a challenge. I stripped all the wiring and plumbing off and then realised I'd put the engine on an arrangement of pallets where I couldn't get it off again
The engine crane won't fit past the pallet to reach the engine
Since I've been using a pallet truck to get the engines out, I've had a constant struggle trying to get an arrangement which works. The wooden trolley was better for post-removal handling so I need to build a new thing which is a compromise of the two.
I balanced it on a couple of 2x4s so I could get the pallet out, and then the engine crane could go underneath
On the separating machine
Oil draining
I'll suck the old oil out of the converter too. This takes a few days, giving it a few pumps every time I walk past, as the oil is very slow to drain out of the vanes to the centre hub
Engine and gearbox on stands ready for cleaning tomorrow
