Heck got some help - might tackle pulling the engine
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Heck got some help - might tackle pulling the engine
My ageing older brother (he is nine years older than I) is in town this weekend. I know he is bored hanging out my mom's home (where I work on the trucks because she has a garage and I a driveway).
So, I am going to see if he is up to helping me pull the engine. Not sure what I will do with the engine after we pull it, but I would like to see if I can figure out how to do a valve job, replace the oil pan gasket, rebuild the clutch and a few other things (not all this weekend obviously).
Kind of hoping getting back to work on the truck might improve my demeanor.
Then again, this may just be a flash in the pan and I will end up sitting on my **** or painting the work room as I am supposed to be trying to get our house ready to sell.
So, I am going to see if he is up to helping me pull the engine. Not sure what I will do with the engine after we pull it, but I would like to see if I can figure out how to do a valve job, replace the oil pan gasket, rebuild the clutch and a few other things (not all this weekend obviously).
Kind of hoping getting back to work on the truck might improve my demeanor.
Then again, this may just be a flash in the pan and I will end up sitting on my **** or painting the work room as I am supposed to be trying to get our house ready to sell.
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that plan went south. Life got in the way. Will just have to force myself to get to it on that truck. If I let it languish, I had better get rid of it. Had another thread started about a shortcut I had considered taking to getting it running some better without pulling the engine. Apparently not a great idea. Wish I had not already spent the bucks on the auto trans ($400), power steering pump and bracket ($150), power steering gear ($150), Steering columns (2x $200) and the front grille components (about $450 all totaled up). No telling where else I have squandered bucks. Jeez, when I see it in black and white, I feel even worse (:
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that plan went south. Life got in the way. Will just have to force myself to get to it on that truck. If I let it languish, I had better get rid of it. Had another thread started about a shortcut I had considered taking to getting it running some better without pulling the engine. Apparently not a great idea. Wish I had not already spent the bucks on the auto trans ($400), power steering pump and bracket ($150), power steering gear ($150), Steering columns (2x $200) and the front grille components (about $450 all totaled up). No telling where else I have squandered bucks. Jeez, when I see it in black and white, I feel even worse (:
All kidding aside, Bumps and Bruises are simply lessons. Learn from them and grow. Don't spiral down. Always aim ahead. Move forward. Sometimes it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back but AAAAAH.
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