DrewC
11-07-2013, 02:26 PM
Hello all. I am new to this forum. I have recently acquired a 84 big red 200es and a 85 250es. I am trying to sell the 200 and want to fix the 250. The 250 ran when I bought it. I was told up front that there was a crack in the case around the starter. I located the crack (repaired with JB weld). There is a chunk out of the left engine cover and the left crankcase half (why not just the left cover) under the starter. I guess the previous owner went HERCULAIN with a rachet. :wondering I have purchased the parts off of ebay. The service manual states when disassembling the crankcase, lay the engine on the left crankcase and go to work. My question is can I lay the engine on its right side and remove the left side since that is the damaged side? Has anyone tried this before? Thanks for any advice!!