I have recently had the great misfortunate (actually I enjoyed it reall) of having to lift Lister CSs using an engine hoist and strap. I can't help but think there must be a better way of doing this. Getting the strap round the flywheel and round something at the top to make sure it doesn't flip upside down - seems inconvenient.
How were they lifted in the Lister factory? Is there not some kind of lifting lug/loop that I can bolt to the top somewhere?
Mark
I don't know about the smaller CS engines, but a common method is to replace a couple of head nuts with lifting eyes. Some engines (Gardner is one) have a couple of head studs with extended threads, so you can screw on the eyes without disturbing the head fastenings.
Cheers Tim
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