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General Information => General => Topic started by: rallydiesel on April 14, 2009, 01:32:12 pm

Title: Bare block/crank weights
Post by: rallydiesel on April 14, 2009, 01:32:12 pm

Kind of a dumb question. Anybody happen to roughly know how much a bare 1.6 block weighs (no rods, no pan, no crank, just block and main caps)?

Also, anyone know how much a 1.6 crank weighs?

Title: Bare block/crank weights
Post by: cyrus #1 on April 14, 2009, 05:25:11 pm

I just weighed mine for you. :D

My 1.6 Block without main caps weighs 85 pounds.  I had my engine stand bracket attached to it, which probably weighs 5 pounds, give or take.

The 1.6 crank weighed 32 pounds.

Title: Bare block/crank weights
Post by: rallydiesel on April 14, 2009, 05:34:57 pm

Awesome, thanks! I guess I won't be getting a block using regular mail  :cry: .

Title: Bare block/crank weights
Post by: theman53 on April 14, 2009, 08:18:38 pm

Shipping Weights:1-Block 80 lbs
2-Head 35 lbs
3-Crank 38 lbs
4-Rods 6 lbs
5-Pistons 8 lbs
6-Oil Pump 5 lbs
7-Oil Pan & Valve Cover 8 lbs
8-Gasket Set & Bearings 3 lbs
Total Weight For Kit 183 lbs
I horked this from another site. It is for our 1.6L diesels. I wouldn't have thought it that much when I carried my engine into the basement, seemed lighter.

Title: Bare block/crank weights
Post by: Vincent Waldon on April 14, 2009, 09:51:28 pm

Great info gents... given that these beasts are getting rare and shipping is more likely I'll link this from the FAQ.