I went out to the garage last night poured myself a little drink and sat on my stool looking at the bus, I decided to take out the bolts that held on the rear apron to see what was under there. They came right out and I could now crawl right into the engine compartment. Pretty cool, I refreshed my drink and sat back down. There was a wire dangling off it's clip. I couldn't help myself, It had to be removed for the engine to come out anyway. While I am under here, I should just label and disconnect the rest of the wires to the engine. I sat back down, have another sip. The pliers were laying next to the stool so I clamped the fuel line and disconnected it and the throttle cable (You know where this is going!)....
The next thing I knew it was an hour later and the enigne was sitting on the jack, the engine compartment was empty and my drink was now warm. Actually that was a pretty easy job. It was obvious that someone has been in there not too long ago. Many of the engine mounting bolts have been replaced. I can't tell anything about the condition of the engine yet, all I can say is it is pretty packed with crud. I think the engine and I are going to have a little "come to pressure washer" meeting tonight. The engine being out will certainly make it easier to paint inside the engine compartment.
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