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Sunday, February 17, 2008
The DUMP Continues
Monday evening, the crew at Last Chance pulled the engine, put it on a stand, and pulled the pan, which was found to be full of metal that didn't belong there...NOT good! Even worse, the rod in number six hole was snapped cleanly in half...NOT good, either!

We all agreed there's NOTHING we could do, but send it to the machine shop. Tuesday morning, I delivered it. Bill checked it over, decided he would simply turn the crank, replace the bearings, hone the cylinder, replace the rod and piston, and put it back together. There was no damage to the block.

I had him go a step further...since the engine was bone stock at this point, and had never been apart, I decided to replace the timing chain with one that was made of metal instead of nylon, and while he was doing that, move the cam straight up, instead of the original-emissions-setting of four degrees retarded.

And well, as long as you're in there, you might as well replace the now-full-of-metal-shavings oil pump, too.

So I get the call late Friday evening...your block is ready! That means early Monday morning, I'll pick it up, take it back to Last Chance, and hopefully, during the day, I can paint it, reassemble it, and have it ready to go back in the hole sometime Tuesday.

Meanwhile, yesterday, I started to sandblast the inner fenders and part of the frame, and repaint it. I've never sandblasted in the open before, and I can tell you it's an experience! Sand everywhere you DIDN'T want it to be, and very little of it where you DID want it to be! And even after about five hours, I didn't nearly finish the job!

One thing I DID learn is that women can go to a spa and pay hundreds of dollars for a skin peel. Guys can get one for free using a sandblaster! A day later, I'm STILL trying to get the sand out of places like my hair, ears, eyelids, and another orifice we won't mention!

And if there's any GOOD news in all this, it looks like the wagon will be heading north for WinterFest in Cocoa on Thursday, which was my original goal!
posted by Barry @ 7:21 AM  
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