Engine stand mounting...

I fitted the rear engine plate to the block and offer up the stand mounting plate to see which hole lined up and what would be the best position.

After a lot of fiddling around I decided I would drill two holes to allow me to mount it centrally to two top gearbox studs, allowing the adjustable arms to reach vertically downwards spreading the weight evenly.

Only problem I had was finding the right length bolts and nuts, looking through my farther's old boxes of imperial nuts and bolts I finally found some.

2hr

More cleaning and painting...

Engine lifting eye, block drain plug, timing mark plate (on timing cover), rear engine plate, timing chain tensioner assembly, rear crankshaft oil seal housing (new seal fitted), water pump cover and bypass connecter pipe all cleaned and painted as required.

5 hrs

Note the damage from the flywheel movement last time.

Engine breakdown... pt15

Rear engine plate and crankshaft housing and oil seal – I remove the bolts from the plate and seal housing the lifted them off. Popped out the old oil seal and cleaned off the old gaskets.

1hr