Righty tighty, lefty loosey. I'm gonna hop outta this thread after that long finger comment until Dan gets some pics of this motor up.

Here they are, and I have my little helper.

Started with the LIM




Think he had a good time?


Left the heavy lifting for the young


Tensioner off


And the valve covers.


Off to the work bench


That was enough for him. And for the record, it wasn't as cold as he makes it look.

Nice teardown! I like the progress. The springs look relatively clean! That OFA is a confirmed W-body stock style. This thread has just reminded me that I have a Series 1 L67 with the oil cooler lines... And an oil cooling radiator... And a separate trans cooler... Uh oh..

I couldn't help but wonder if you have much use for the coolant temp sensor. Perhaps you'd like to send it over to me? I love those things. They're like hard drives - you just can't get enough.

Now, I actually plan to use a gasoline engine on my can shaker. As soon as I get the space cleared up, I'm welding the 3100 shortblock to something and spinning it! It just has to happen. Not only was that mentioned, but also Bill found a use for the pink elephant. This has just made my day. Thanks, guys!

You know Dan.. I'm not sure I believe you about the cold. The weather channel hasn't been giving WI a warm, sunny forecast lately.

Crazy fall, we have been below freeing here and snow yesterday, today....50'*, rain, severe thundershowers, winds @40mph.

Dan, are those photo op'* or are you actually letting him use the impact.

He'* actually doing the work. All I did was break the bolts loose then he used the air ratchet. He lasted a while then it started getting heavy. I had him put the air hose over his shoulder and that helped.

Cool. any reason behind the choice of air ratchet vs air gun?

Much lighter, wont be as loud, and those are small bolts. He did real good, I had to keep reminding him to not wrap his hand in a way that might pinch his hand.

This is a great thread. Nice to see safety glasses and gloves in use. However; why have a tripping hazard on the floor. Looks like he'* gonna take a header from the lumber on the floor as he heads to the work bench!

Great stuff Dan!

That board is there as a tire stop when I back in to the shop. Had to double it up because my wife drove right over it and hit the work bench.