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Old 10-16-2008, 06:25 PM
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I need to install my new ARP rod bolts and new oil pan.

I have a rotating engine stand and was going to flip the engine belly up so that it would be easier to work on.

So is it OK to flip it upside down?
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Yea as long as there is no fluids in it, like oil.
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yep drain the fluids and flip it over
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don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.
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That's good. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Originally Posted by turbowhistle86
don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.
I peed
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Originally Posted by turbowhistle86
don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.
Can I scoop it up, and put it in another engine to double the power of the second engine ?
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It's pretty sticky, might have to use a steel scraper.

Don't turn it over too many times or it'll get dizzy & drive in circles...
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don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.
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I washed my engine on a stand with it turned upside down, keeps water out of the knock sensor wells.
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Originally Posted by turbowhistle86
don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.


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Originally Posted by turbowhistle86
don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.
One of the funniest f-n comments I've ever read!
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Originally Posted by turbowhistle86
don't flip it over.....all the power will fall out.
ROFL..

I think that's what happens to the Ford Engines before they get installed..
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