Hey, Bob!
Good job!!
Did you miss your support group meeting tonight just to pull that engine?!
That's CATastrophic.
Carol
At 12:05 AM 9/16/97 +0100, you wrote:
>For the 3 people who care...
>
>The C/GT is now resting comfortably on life support and the the big six
>and tranny are lounging on the garage floor oozing various fluids.
>
>(Atta boys graciously accepted.)
>
>It was really simple. Here's the big clue: Proper tools. I had begged a
>fine cherry picker engine hoist and an adjustable dangle engine sling.
>The sling has four 'L' straps on chains that bolted to the head bolts
>along the rocker shaft and along side the intakes. (Yes, Virginia, you
>do have to remove the valve cover.) Using the adjustable angle, with the
>car on four stands and tilting nose down, and an experienced helper, it
>went out easy as you please. Cool.
>
>Now I will accept recommendations for clutch brands/vendors, synchros,
>and tranny rebuild kits (The point of this project). And I suppose I
>might even buy me a couple cans of Jet-Hot for the exhaust manifolds.
>
>The engine has been carrying 50 pounds of oil so I may leave the bottom
>end alone but, OTOH, the rear engine seal has been the primary rust
>preventive for the tranny tunnel and vicinity. BTA, I did glue on that
>vibration dampner and pulley a while back and I ain't to anxious to try
>to undo that just right now. As for the top end, maybe a "Grapes of
>Wrath" valve job may be in the offing.
>
>Finally, remember my story of Whoa when the oil filler neck and cap for
>the valve cover had dislodged and went AWOL (and got no useful advice)?
>It was resting comfortably in the cleavage of the dual exhaust pipes
>down near the tranny.
>
>Life is good. Now where did I put those catalogs?
>--
>Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?)
>"However, I must agree with Bob Allen" -- Larry Unger, Sept. 15, 1997
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