If I attach three feet of chain from a hoist to the lifting eyes which are bolted to the cylinder head will this be enough to lift the engine. Do I need to wrap chains around the engine to support the whole thing or will lifting it directly from the eyes support it enough?.
there should be like 2 or 3 place you can put it but the engine i did that on was an 82
I think you're better off either supporting the engine with a sling of some kind in addition ti the chains on the heads, but I personally would never lift an engine like this. I'd lift it by plates attached to the motor mount locations.
That is the purpose of those lifting eyes, just be sure your chain is rated for the weight of the engine.
Yes, that is how almost everybody does it - with the lifting eyes and chain. However, (like Mike said) make sure the chain is rated for more than the weight of the engine. But don't get under it, just in case. ======================================...
Using the eyes is the correct procedure as that is what they are used for. Wrapping the chains around the engine may be dangerous becuase your engine is most likely not perfectly balanced and it may come out twisted, or worse yet, flip over. There are many other factors which should also be considered. What material are the chains made of? What is the strength of the material? How heavy is the engine? Are all three chains divided equally to share the load or are they strong enough to unequally share? What is the lifting capacity of the hoist? In other words, just be sure that you have enough force to safely pull the engine.
