Can I suspend an A-65 by the prop. flange?

"Charlie" wrote in message
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Michael Horowitz wrote:
Can I suspend an A-65 engine by the prop flange without causing undue
strain on the internals? - Mike
A conventional engine stand for an a/c engine is configured so that the
engine sits *on* the flange ('nose down'). You start building with just
the crank standing upright on the flange & add parts.

A plywood disk the same diameter as the widest dimension of the engine
drilled with a bolt circle matching the prop flange, a handful of bolts
& fender washers & you have a stable stand leaving easy access to all
the engine. Obviously you need to shim the bottom of the disk to allow
for the bolt head thickness.

Hope the word picture is adequate.

I made an engine stand from a Black and Decker folding work table. I
drilled the flange hole pattern in tooling plywood for the top. The table,
whose structure is rated for about 500 lbs., has been used for 200-lb.
C-85's, C-90's, and O-200's.

I have seen A-65's hung from the crankshaft end with a hook attachment
screwed onto a tapershaft. Hanging from a flanged crankshaft would
probably be OK as long as you spread the load over the entire flange. But
who would want to? I wouldn't want to be working on an engine swinging on
a chain.