Scout engine weight

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>Just out of curiosity, could anyone venture to guess how much a 345 block
>would weigh after you removed the intake manifold, exhaust manifolds,
>heads, water pump, etc... but left in the crank, pistons, etc.
>
>Someday I'll have to pull my 345 to rebuild it, and I have limited space in
>which to do it.  My plan would be to strip the engine as much as possible
>before attempting to pull it.  But I fear it still might weigh in the 500
>pound range... no?
>
>Happy New Year,
>
>John
John, I imagine that Howard or Bill or someone is going to tell us the
weight, but I rebuilt the front end of my shop after pulling the engine out
of a travelall, and the hoist was hooked up to the same header that had
pulled many an engine. My guess is that your 500 lbs is a little high, but
not much.
John

John Hofstetter a.k.a. Ol'Saline, who's been a lot of places none of us is
allowed to go anymore and that's a real tragedy, and who to quote the
senator from Texas, "has more guns than he needs but not as many as he
wants"
79 Scout Terra with 8000 lb. Warn Winch, Detroit Locker in rear and limited
slip in front, 4" Trailmaster lift kit, Holley Electronic Fuel Injection,
Mallory Unilite Distributor                                  MSD ignition
"It's a legend", but it's too darn long and too darn wide sometimes to go
where I ask it to go.

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