engine test run stand

Dwight Southerland · 10-08-2008, 11:15 PM

SSEngineGuy -

I hate to dispel the myth, but it doesn't require anything to restrain an engine. Early in my life, I worked for a company that built jet-boat engine/pump combinations. The majority of the product was W30 spec Oldsmobile 455s with an occaisional 454-465hp Chevrolet. We ran every one of them to test for leaks and set the carb and timing. They were all run sitting on pallets unrestrained. You couldn't make one of them even shake the pallet, much less look like they would jump off.

Now when you attach that P'glide behind it with the yoke clamped tight, you best have some heavy straps!

10-08-2008, 11:15 PM	#3
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,002 Likes: 64 Liked 783 Times in 195 Posts	Re: engine test run stand SSEngineGuy - I hate to dispel the myth, but it doesn't require anything to restrain an engine. Early in my life, I worked for a company that built jet-boat engine/pump combinations. The majority of the product was W30 spec Oldsmobile 455s with an occaisional 454-465hp Chevrolet. We ran every one of them to test for leaks and set the carb and timing. They were all run sitting on pallets unrestrained. You couldn't make one of them even shake the pallet, much less look like they would jump off. Now when you attach that P'glide behind it with the yoke clamped tight, you best have some heavy straps!