jgerock
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« on: October 19, 2010, 08:22:17 pm » |
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Here is a page from an older photocopied catalog - not sure where I found it. The engine stand design is neat. Just wondering if anyone here has ever seen one in person.  |
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Jim Gerock
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Sam
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 06:32:26 pm » |
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I know a feller who has one! It works awesome. I surprised more of you older guys don't have one. I'm fortunate enough to be big enough to just stab the engine by hand, but would jump at the chance to buy one of these.
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QuickKafer
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 09:45:29 pm » |
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Yes, I have seen this before. The VW dealerships had these all over the place. I visited a shop owner in western NY that bought a few of them from a dealership that was liquidating a lot of their aircooled stuff. Neat tool, but they take up a big footprint on the garage floor. As cool as it would be to have, I think I'd pass and continue to just balance the engine on the top of my floor jack simply because of the storage aspect.
Scott Faivre
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« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2010, 08:01:28 am » |
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I picked up one of these a few years ago. It worked well, but it DOES take up too much room. If you're under the car on a creeper trying to work next to it- it's too wide and gets in the way. Things I did like is the way the motor is "Locked" on to it and can't fall off very easily, and it would lift the motor higher than any floorjack would. I ended up selling mine.
Paul
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 09:06:35 pm » |
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i use a motorcycle lift to install my engine numerous times work good but you need to have the front of the car up as high as the back because the lift raises the engine perfectly level and is a bit difficult to align with the tranny.
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QuickKafer
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2010, 12:23:00 am » |
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i use a motorcycle lift to install my engine numerous times work good but you need to have the front of the car up as high as the back because the lift raises the engine perfectly level and is a bit difficult to align with the tranny.
Or you could shove a piece of 2x4 under the backside of the engine to match the angle of the car... But again, I don't have the room to house all that stuff. I looked at the motorcycle lifts too! Scott Faivre |
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germansupplyscott
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2010, 11:34:46 am » |
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we have one. the awesome thing about the motor porter is that you can take an engine from the vehicle to the engine stand without lifting it by hand, it stays on the motor porter and it has enough lift height to get the engine onto the stand. there are several heads available for the different engines, 36HP, 1200-1600, type 4, there is a head for transaxles also. it's a sweet tool, very well thought out and works beautifully.
they were designed and built by a VW shop out of buffalo, NY and sold direct to VW shops, and EMPI distributed them also.
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2010, 12:20:44 pm » |
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are theys till produced ?, anyone have a set of details for them ? i.e. a brochure or instruction book they can post so you can see in detail just interested in how they used to work  |
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jgerock
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2010, 07:51:33 pm » |
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Here is another unusual idea for the workshop - a Quick cooler that hangs off the rear of the car and blows air to cool the car for oil changes and valve adjustments.  |
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Jim Gerock
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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2010, 07:53:35 pm » |
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My 1st engine jack was an old scissor jack on a skateboard...Danger Danger!
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Larry Tucker
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« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2010, 06:25:06 pm » |
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two floor jacks and two jackstands... never had anything more fancy than that.
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Der Primer Panzers
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Richard Roth
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2010, 01:11:09 pm » |
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Just bought one recently !
I also have the Quick Kooler.
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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2010, 05:27:26 pm » |
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I want one...
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Ohio Tom Simpson. Home of the Killa' Bee.
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