I put together one of the engine dollys in the Tech Tips section here for use with my 216. My question is...can I run the engine briefly on this dolly? Has anyone else done so? Thanks, Chris.
That engine has enough torque when turning to flip anything over thats not bolted into place. Look at how much side to side movement you get when an engine is turned over while still in the truck.
i ran my 59-235 on it breifly to check it out if it was worth while to put it in the truck the way it was. just to be sure i had my engine hoist attached to it just in case. it didnt move but then i didnt run it up in speed and just long enough to find out what i was wanting to see. it needed rebuilding and for that i made a test stand bigger and sturdier for that test firing and cam break in.
You can run any engine on a test stand, no matter high much power they have as long as you don't load the crank. There is no torque being applied to the crank so the engine will set dead solid when running. The clutch and transmissions hold the engines back in the truck and cause them to torque over. I have been breaking in engines on test stands for years and never had one even jump and my buddy used to set them on a old tire and test run them in junkyards before purchasing them. They sound like high rpm race engines since the rev up so quickly.
For a simple cooling system, shove a garden hose in the water pump inlet and adjust the flow so water coming out the top hose is warm but not hot. I used the heater hose outlets on my 250 and adjusted the flow so water was about 160 coming during break-in.
Ok, thanks. I saw this video and it looked possible. The engine dolly in the vid doesnt look all too strong or supportive.
Edit: Although after watching again I see the engine is still supported by the hoist as well.
Ha ha... that youtube video is actually me firing up my 235 for the first time since purchasing it. My buddy posted it. Yeah, the dolly is okay and as stated the engine hoist kept it upright. I will say, that same engine broke one of those dollies BUT, I degreased the engine on it and it had been wet and dried several times. Plus, the vibration of the driveway and garage rolling it in and out put too much strain on one of the wooden crossmembers. Other than that, no problems.
You can tell how bad the carb was in need of a rebuild when rev attempts are made. Fixed and running fine in my 46 now.
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