The Quick Handling of Ford Engines
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NVIEEN visiting recently the works of a go-ahead concern in London dealing in Ford vehicles we noticed that a type of engine stand which we had not seen before was being used for overhaul work. The concern in question was the Highbory Corner Motor Co., Ltd., which is working a progressive agency business from Canonbury Road, London, N.1.
The appliance caught one's eye by reason of the means which are employed for turning over the engine block to the position required for working, and the method of holding it fast in any desired position. We found, on inquiry, that the stand was designed and made by the Highbury concern especially for the quick handling of Ford engines.
The power unit is held by three studs which fit into the holes provided for bolts which normally hold the cylinder
block to the crankcase and by two screws which pass crankcase, the frame of the engine stand into the tapped holes provided for the water-pipe connection at the side of the cylinder block. The frame carrying the engine is welded to a horizontal steel rod which is held in a vice-like clamp. This is mounted immovably upon a square-sectioned solid-steel post which slips into a tapered socket sunk into the concrete flooring of the workshop.
The clamp arrangement is simple and, from our own observation, proves extremely effective. for engines can be swung around with ease and locked in any position in a few seconds. The tapered steel post is also a great boon to the fitter, for tapered sockets are provided in many positions in the shop and yard. .