Dio's Workshop

As in Bloo's first REAL day on the job. (not my J.O.B., HER job.) Things seem ok. No drippy oil spots (watching that front pan closely for the now.) Nothing smokin' out the pipes or anything (I occasionally catch whiff of oil burning, but there is so much spread around underneath, from prior blowing leaks … Continue reading First day on the job

Swap done,,, Short day today, so went to Da's and started some wrenching. I did change the timing gears, cover and water pump, made sure things were a good to go there: especially down at the bottom end where the timing cover meets the oil pan. If need be, I can swap a pan gasket … Continue reading AAR: BlooTwuck round 117

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Not done yet, but oh so so close,,, Except, no, not really. Decided since I wasn't in running order, Dot the T's and Cross the I's and DO IT RIGHT. Gonna pull the new WP, timing cover and timing gears off the old swap out, and put them on this'un. AND,,, since all the plugs … Continue reading 9 hours is enough for one day

But I saw something I wanted to post about. Having spent 8 months on ship during Desert Storm: aboard the Tarawa, the flag ship of our convoy over there, I can attest to what Matt is talking about. read the inserts,,, I can tell you, an entire Platoon, stuffed into a steel box about the … Continue reading Back at it today

and funny thing was, it was Da that purt much ran me out of the house,,, Granted, at a good stopping point, but it short circuited me a little. Thats where Bloo sit currently. Both engines out and swapping over stuff from the old to the new. Things like Flywheel/clutch since the new block came … Continue reading Full day at it

Pulled BlooTwuck down to Da's this afternoon upon returning from the J.O.B. Backed her into the basement garage and started tearing into things. All the wireing harness is out of the way, accessories out of the way, radiator out of the bay, and considering pulling the hood. Its just four bolts at the hinges,,, just … Continue reading And it begins,,,