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Originally posted by wilke3169
I can't imagine stripping an engine by flipping it on the floor. Then there is reassembly. Can you retime an engine and torque the cam nuts on the floor? I'm sure it has been done but I don't want to.
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Imagine the engine assy. on a bench, then imagine standing the engine on the flywheel end or bottom to work on it. That's how I did it with my limited work space augmented by a rotating bearing assy supporting it underneath. If it can be done on a bench, it can be done on the floor - whatever works. BTW, the only assy. procedures under the engine I can think of include installing the oil drain tubes and the sump plate, and for these operations, the engine can sit on the flywheel end.
You can work on an engine at any convenient working height be that on the ground, bench level or .....? However, if you feel most comfortable working with an engine stand, then that's the way you'll go. But it's not the only way.
Sherwood