Engine Removal

I was not as sick as I thought I was going to be today, so I removed the engine.

• Get the exhaust out of the way.
  

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• Also get rid of the battery, coil, and anything else that might get in the way.  While you're at it, put the wheels on 2-3 inch blocks.
  

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• Add blocks to support the engine.
  

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• Remove engine mounts.  In my case there was also a rubber puck where the transmission interfaced with the shaft drive.  I pried that away from the engine.
  

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• Add blocks to the left of the engine so you have a place to put it.
  

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• Remove the wheel blocks so that the engine floating free of the frame. Then, heave, push, and pull the engine out onto the blocks to the left.  After that, you can put the blocks away.
  

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I couldn't figure out how to unhook the speedometer/odometer cable, so I'll have to look that up.  I suppose I could just try taking the speedometer/odometer out, too.

Now that the engine is removed, I weighed it again.  I'll use this as the base weight so that I can figure out how much it will weigh with various battery/motor combinations.  That will be important in estimating available and required torque, and generally figuring out how far and how fast it will go. The total weight was 490lbs (190lbs on the rear tire, 120lbs on the front tire, and 180lbs on the right side tire).