[tcb] Re: Hear us roar!
- From: Steve-o <centraltexasautowerks@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 07:51:02 -0600
Good idea. I use modeling clay personally. Goop it on there and shove it in.
Works every time.
Awesome job Julie!!
On Jan 6, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good Job!
>
> Here's my trick on that bolt. Wrap duct tape around it until it barely fits.
> This will hold it in place so you can get the nut started.
>
>
> From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 10:43 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Hear us roar!
>
> To come up with one well running Bus, today my daughter and I pulled 2
> engines and put the good engine in the Bus with the good tranny. And believe
> it or not, it started up easily with the first turn of the key! Yippie! I
> still have some finishing touches like fixing a wire, getting the pesky
> starter bolt in, reattaching the apron and bumper, oil change and valve
> adjust - then a test drive but those things (other than the starter bolt) are
> easy enough. I was mostly worried about getting the engine in that final
> inch and getting the wiring right since one has an alternator and the other
> has a generator and I am intimidated by wires. The final inch did take a
> while but there wasn't one curse word. And the wiring worked out much to my
> surprise! Sadly I will be without power brakes because the intake in the
> replacement engine does not have a place for the vacuum hose. But I can't be
> a princess all of the time.
>
> Julie
>
>
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