[DeTomaso] Engine Lift Plate Question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/11/09 12:47:39 PM, artstephens at verizon.net writes:

> Is an engine lift plate safe for lifting a Cleveland without the trans?  
> The plate I'm talking about bolts to the intake manifold.  Any horror 
> stories?
> 
Those lift plates work in spite of the carb studs being so small. Just 
don't get any part of your body underneath while the block's in the air- you've 
already used   up all your luck for 2009! If you're lifting BOTH the engine 
and ZF, the lift plate will need one of those crank-driven load-levellers, 
as the balance point for the package is at the bellhousing flange, not the 
carb. The load-leveller is also handy to angle the engine or whole powertrain 
while getting things out from under the Pantera's roof, and don't forget to 
pull the distributor cap; more than one single-handed engine pull on 
Panteras has cracked the rear window with a dizzy cap (or in one case, a set of 
Webers). Good luck- J Deryke