Haulin’ block
What I picked up.
clearing off the extra in prep.
gonna roll to Da’s and use the hoist to clear the bed. Bee-otch is HEAVY! LOL.
Up notes: Green coolant, quite clean looking. Oil is dark, but not gritty on the stick nor imitating tar. Haven’t drained it yet, so,,, I may find I bought a turd, but so far looking good. Has obviously been ran recently (fuel in rail smelled new, in addition to ‘brite’ bits on the drivebelt and pulleys.)
A peek into the intake was as expected: some carbon buildup, but not the goop I saw in Bloos case.
I shoulda listened to Y’all back in November when she started knocking. Live n Learn.
LLLLL!
(, ‘)
Dio's Workshop 
Dang…. ya weren’t a-shyttin when ya said complete! Thinkin’ good thoughts fer ya.
On an unrelated note – it *appears* that my WP problems are gone. I think it was the settings I was monkeying around with. Just fired the laptop up a couple minutes ago, before this comment, and checked Firefox for the show as desktop choice – no got. So, that didn’t seem to matter.
L’s!
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
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April 12, 2026 at 5:08 pm
the only thing I found wrong on teh accessories was the AC compressor is locked up. The Clutch pulley spun fine, but the compressor itself locked tight. No biggie, Bloo’s works just fine and I didn’t want to open the AC system anyway.
Still need to drain it, but I want to wait till its hanging for that. Kinda hard to do when its sitting on the drainplug. Fingers crossed I see dark but clean, No wanna see mechanics glitter. Been down that road already.
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April 12, 2026 at 5:21 pm
Good deal! Don’t dilly dally! Get it in. I took to long putting an engine in and the warranty expired before I discovered that it had a problem. Costly mistake on my part.
Would not recommend. Zero stars.
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April 12, 2026 at 6:53 pm
Would that I could. Sadly, the ‘one good day J.O.B.’ takes precedent, and its back to the grind tomorrow.
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April 12, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Actually , I’m kinda surprised you don’t have an A frame as a permanent fixture . That and an engine cradle of some sort.
did a lot of engine/granny swaps in my early life , with just some poles and a come along cable jack. Stone knives and axes can accomplish pretty much anything , so long as ya know the safe limits eh.
here’s hoping ya got a runner
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April 13, 2026 at 6:19 am
A-frame on the drawing board. LOL. location is and has always been to down thumb for it. But Im getting to a point where it will be indespensible.
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April 13, 2026 at 6:21 am
My first engine swap was with a come-along and a stout tree branch.
My first A frame was wood to set a septic tank. I used that A frame for years. Just 2x6s and screws. I might make the next one from oil field pipe. The down side is that they’re not as portable as a breakdown engine ghost.
You’ll figure out your answer.
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April 13, 2026 at 3:23 pm
I’m using a hoist on this one. My first engine swap was a 1.5l into a 76 X-1/9 (replacing the 1.3 turd) You don’t lift the engine out on those, you lift the body off the engine. Used a Mesquite tree in the back yard as my lifting frame and used a come-along to get a few inches, place bricks, reset. Had to get the body 3′ off the ground to be able to slide the drivetrain out.
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April 13, 2026 at 4:49 pm