VW use to advertise that the engine could be taken out in 6 minutes. What was their starting point? Does that include the tin?
A bit of advice from friends in other fields..... take the number of hours alloted for a job times 2, then convert that into days.... any 2 hour job really takes 4 days.
LLB
They started by disengaging the throttle and clutch.
The "tin" is part of the whole assembly. So, yea the engine can be easily removed in six minutes. A lift it helpful, but not necessary.
The "bitch" of the whole thing (IMHO) is finding someone with skinny forearms that can reach behind the fan shroud to undo that 2'oclock nut. Many times it is left out upon reassembly.
The record, AFAIK, is 90 seconds to have 2 people remove a running engine out of a Beetle, pull it to a line, and put it back inside the Beetle to have it running again across a finish line. YES I said 90 seconds. 8^o
It is in one of my old VW mags.
6 minutes is possible if everything easily comes apart or off with ease. I have not found that to be the case here in the salt/rust belt of Chicago. It usually takes me 20-30 to leisurely pull a carbed Beetle engine.Yeah, about a half an hour is about the norm for an experienced engine pull... That all depends on how fast ya want it out!
Does a dunebuggy count? ;) ...with a metal "milk crate" ready to set the engine on.
Alvin in AZ
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