"Yoda" came over last night and we tore the vx block a new one. She's naked and clean now. Took a little work..
PCV assembly, oil filter cooler, and water plumbing / thermostat assembly gone:
Oil pump and sump / pickup off:
Got access to the crank:
Pulled the pistons with rods, etc..
Front main seal off and voila!!
:
NAKED
Quickie chemical bath
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Good as new (will be better than new sometime soon):
Motor is ready to go out for work (my wallet isn't ready to send it out anytime soon). Things are moving along nicely. more good news and pretty parts in the next post, I promise
Thanks,
Victor