Brain droppings of the boatstruck
Once the cover is off, the whole reversing gear assembly lifts right out, leaving a big empty space at the back end of the oil pan.
I set the assembly aside in a box for safe keeping.
I borrowed one of my neighbor's engine stands and he helped me get the block mounted on the stand.
That made it much easier to remove the oil pan (that's a big heavy sucker, too!).
Which left the engine with a naked bottom!
The really nice thing about the engine stand is how it allows you to easily flip the engine over.
Which made it easy to remove the valves.
I ran out to WalMart and bought a bunch of cheap Glad containers to keep everything organized.
I'm also putting small parts (like all the nuts and bolts and stuff) into Ziploc bags and writing on them with a Sharpie to identify where they go.
Vessel Name: | Grizabella |
Vessel Make/Model: | Pearson Wanderer 30 |
Hailing Port: | Mathews, VA |
Crew: | Anyone I can convince to come along with me |
About: | Family, friends, acquaintances. No sailing experience necessary! (It hasn't stopped me). |
Extra: | I am a hard-core do-it-yourselfer. Woodworking, metalworking, carpentry, sheetrock, trim and finish work, plumbing, wiring, roofing. I've got more tools than brains. And unlike my brains sometimes, I actually know how to use the tools! |