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MineralMan

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25. Not that heavy.

Reply to tclambert (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 10:35 AM

Jun 2012

A Citroen 2CV has a two-cylinder air-cooled engine. Can't weigh more than about 75 lb. Probably more like 50 lb. I used to pull the 4-cylinder water-cooled engine out of my Fiat 600 by grabbing the intake and exhaust manifolds and pulling it back, then lifting it and carrying it to the workbench. It weight about 125 lb. Not that big a deal, really. It was only 600cc.

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