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Unread 06-17-2008, 09:16 PM
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Breaking down the engine really was a quick process. Being an older car care had to be taken to preserve everything. Hoses were cracking before I began removing them. Just replacing the cracked hoses along will make the engine operate much smoother. There are a minimal amount of nuts and bolts to keep track of so assembly will go smoothly. As long as the garage is clean anyone should easily be able to do a rebuild on their own as long as you don't kick things around on the ground. Besides taking pictures with a digital camera the smartest thing a person could do is to put different nuts bolts, and washers in zip lock bags while keeping them labeled with a permanent marker.

The carb comes off very easily with just some random 13mm nuts and the removal of some hoses.



To get the exhaust manifold off is a different story. The three nuts on the flanges are very painful to remove and will require a skinny wrench and some tricky finger work to remove. The manifold to block nuts and washers are a snap to spin off with a wrench.



Those breather gaskets are long gone. You can just smell and see the oil weeping down the side of the engine from those two plates. I'll be degreasing the block tomorrow. More on that festival of fun later on.
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