How the heck can I ship out an engine?

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04-04-2008, 01:42 PM

krayzrac3r

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How the heck can I ship out an engine?

Alright guys I have a potential buyer for one of the spare motors I have. How the heck do I ship it out? Ive never shipped out a motor before. Where can I get a quote and all that stuff because I have no clue. Also how much do stock 1.8's weigh?

04-04-2008, 01:48 PM

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find yourself a small pallet and a scrap tire. Strap it down as best as you can. Call fedex, they now own watkins so they can ship it. As for weight, id get a cheap house scale and go by that.
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04-04-2008, 01:51 PM

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I shipped a block by bolting the lumber to the block bosses. Fedex freight picked it up at the fedex/kinkos and took it to Cali for $55. Go to the fedex/dhl/ups sites and look up the freight info.

04-04-2008, 03:33 PM

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how much does a motor weigh? I know it weighs less than my big gonesh...lol.

04-08-2008, 02:16 PM

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Don't use UPS. The shop I work at occasionally stopped using them b/c they borked too many transmissions. They just toss them around.

I wish I knew which freight companies they use (or other companies). Don't know the weight either.

04-08-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by m2cupcar

I shipped a block by bolting the lumber to the block bosses. Fedex freight picked it up at the fedex/kinkos and took it to Cali for $55. Go to the fedex/dhl/ups sites and look up the freight info.

How much does a block weigh?