How in the world do you tighten this.

[grandpaul]

Isn't it the case that if you have a good engine, you can change the van in a couple of hours?

I should think so. Maybe an hour with 2 guys that already know the drill, and if you have a rolling "base" jack like a motorcycle jack.

 

[concours]

I should think so. Maybe an hour with 2 guys that already know the drill, and if you have a rolling "base" jack like a motorcycle jack.

When I was 15, I had a summer job, working as a junior mechanic for a VW specialist.
He showed me how to have a VW beetle up on jack stands, engine unbolted and rolled out on a floor jack in 20 minutes.
He had had a great job as the lead engine rebuilder in a big VW dealership. A couple guys working for him. Big shop. Special 1200 sq ft rebuild room.
Alcoholism got him. They had to let him go.
He lived in a rented mobile home, with a ramshackle 1 bay garage to work out of. Kind soul, taught me a lot. Wouldn't ever let me touch a drop of booze, even though he was.