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Old 04-14-2015, 02:22 PM
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I've had a whole engine hanging on an adapter plate spaced out with nuts and washers for several years - I can't see anything wrong with the adapter plate yet!

If you are not keen on hanging an engine this way then perhaps putting it on a low work bench strapped to blocks of wood is an option? I mean if you don't want to remove the flywheel then I guess you're not going to remove the crank and perhaps not even bother looking at the bottom end of the engine so I'm guessing you don't need to flip it upside down (which in my experience is the only benefit to having an engine dangling on an engine stand for any length of time)...
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