starting enginge while on jack stands

eviljoker

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i got both frong wheel lifted on jack stand. i want to crank it up but afraid it enginge pressure might make jack stand loose.
 

DaTT

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you'll be fine...but keep the camera rolling for future postage. ;)
 
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As long as the car is sitting flat and not on one stand you'll be ok. I do it all the time when i change the oil on the car.
 

eviljoker

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a camera rolling where least expected is an accident waiting to happen. :0.
its on stands and no jack
just need the egnine on to make the pump run. so that it can pump old fluid out.
 

Maximus96

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it'll be ok if you have quality jackstands. one shouldn't trust his life on sh!tty jack stands.
 

Kipper

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You should have no trouble. Just leave it in park or if you have a manual, in neutral.

I do it all the time.
 

chrisms

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It's fine. When I took my engine out I had it on jack stands; was moving the whole damn engine back and forth trying to jiggle it loose with the engine hoist chains.
 

Eli

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What the hell sort've vile automotive abuse is going on in here?
 

DaTT

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Agreed....never use the engine to pump any sort of fluid out, unless its an automatic tranmission your working on and its hooked up to a machine.
 

ElFenix

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the oil comes out even faster if you take the heads off