Need to get another material list going and spark plugs are on that list a friend said auto light 764? What do you guys think

I rotated the engine with the valve covers laying on the heads and could not hear or feel the rocker hit the covers do you think I’m ok or should I remove the baffling at the filler and pcv

thanks I’ve made enough mistakes

Back from Tucson warm (70’) but so nice here 30 sometiming and snowing off and on now for 3 week pain in the a$$ to work in the shop I’ve been painting parts using a hair dryer in one hand a spray can in the other hopefully get it back in the truck soon

Primed the oil system and put the exhaust manifolds on. going to rig the cherrypicker tomorrow

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Having problem with getting the studs on the torque converter to line up with the flex plate. I get real close but no go I get 2 in but the others are off just a little maybe a 1/4 of the stud I’m wondering if turning the engine while pushing on the engine. wish I had the front core off probably 50 -60 bolts holding that together.

The trans guy said it was the flex plate I’m not sure of anything. As far as lining the bell and block I don’t have very much room between the rack and pinion and the oil pan so it has about 1” where I can get the block and the bell lined up parallel yes the alignment pins in the block are just engaged into the bell but the studs are just touching the flex plate 2 studs are in there holes but the two at the top of the TC are hanging up like the flex plate is not the correct one.
I did lay the old one on top of the new FP and they looked exactly the same.


Frozz my but yesterday even with the sun. today snowing again