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Hi all
100kg sounds about right the Appia engine weighs 99kg with no water or oil in and I would expect a Fulvia to be a bit heavier but less the ancillaries about 100kg. Not sure about the dullage but I guess there will be a word for bits of timber used for packing/transporting.
Clarkey

Going slightly 'off-piste', a Gawne family joke has always been that pieces of wood used in the garage for things like moving engines etc around have traditionally been called ' DULLAGE'.
As in, ' Its time to get the dullage Dad'.  Is this a proper word?
Chris

I quite often seem to transport engines and I always ensure they are sitting on a reasonably solid piece of plywood ( and tied down of course) to avoid damage to the floor covering of our vehicle. To unload, I usually use a couple of planks of wood to manhandle engines out of the back of our vehicles if there isn't room to use my crane. The engines can safely be 'walked' down the plank by one person, preferably  with a 2nd person ( Jacky) in attendance  to ensure the wooden bits are in the correct position. Just ensure the angle isn't too steep.
So no actual lifting involved and if the carrying vehicle has a large step at the rear, the wood on which the engine has been sitting  can usually be manoeuvred to get the engine over the step and onto the wooden ramp.
Chris  

Thanks, 100kg is probably ok for 2 strong blokes perhaps using a quilt/blanket as lancianut has suggested. Maybe I’ll put down a plastic sheet to help it to be slid out a little. Fortunately there’s no lip on the back of the loading area.

100kg. I cannot lift one…

Heavy? In an Appia owners book I think it states the weight of the engine possibly the Fulvia is the same? Wrap it in an old double quilt and 2 or 3 people will be able to haul it out.
Clarkey

Hi all
The plugs were sooty but were they from before any work done on the engine? Any way I have checked as best I can peering down plug holes and tapping lightly the tappets and it seems all the valves are free. The gear box was making an awful racket when I turned over the engine (only about half a turn) so I took the gearbox off but the engine is still jamming. On reflection a gamble on a sump gasket to check the conrod will be quicker than taking the head off so I will drain the oil out and get the sump off. Beginners mistake on getting the gear box off was not removing the clutch fork/release retaining bolt. On reflection it is a proper clunk when the engine jams that you can feel so I am leaning towards the conrod theory but I think the engine was said to be running so I will go over all the valves again tomorrow. Hopefully the engine Elves will have sprinkled some magic dust on that sticky valve(s) tonight and we will all live happily ever after.
Clarkey

Hi all
The S1 grill is taller and thinner but they are very similar. The S1 is about 57cm and the S2 55cm tall. Not sure about the badges as mine was missing but all the S2 ones we have are plastic and probably the later S1s. The picture shows an enamel badge That will fit all the later cars that do not have 2 holes like mine but fits in from behind.
Clarkey

Could someone please tell me the approximate weight of a dry 1.3 engine without carbs, starter motor and alternator?

Basically I might have to get one out of the back of my SUV. Easy to put in with a forklift by the garage, but no forklift at home and engine crane won’t have sufficient clearance. Might have to manhandle if possible with 2 people or get it palletised.

Just found mine split so off to Omicron again. Also just seen scary story on oil filler canister so thats coming off too.   Washer bottle replaced with Chinese rigid bottle from Amazon as thats what was there  but leaking.