[cyprusx]

Welcome to the club... I, a fellow pencil pusher, popped my cherry this past winter. I also had the same feeling and thinking the same thoughts as you after completing my drop. Anyone can and everyone should rid themselves of the "virgin" status.

I found it to be exactly as the Bently says, reverse of the removal procedure. I missed two things, well, really one but the other cause a headache.

Remember the bung on the firewall? Make sure the wire and plug are up high, preferrably tied down on top so that you don't have it drop between the engine the firewall. It is a ***** to try to push up and you may end up breaking it. I tried, didn't break but had to lower the engine so that I could squeez it through. Next time it is getting tied down.

The "headache" was trying to align the engine cross member to the motor mounts. After struggling we finally were able to align them with leverage. After we got it in I noticed that the hard oil line was the culprit. Both ends were hitting each other preventing us from moving the engine for alignment purposes. So watch for that if you have trouble making small ajustments when mounting.

Other than that, have fun. It goes back in much faster than the drop because I found much less "bumbling" occuring. Just don't rush it.

Also, I recommend pulling the coil wire before starting when it is all together to prime and pressurize the fuel and oil systems. Once you have pressure showing on your gauge you are almost ready. After hooking up the coil wire, look everthing over and make sure you don't have fuel leaking from the connections, etc.

Also since it is out, give it a major tuneup. Replace the plugs, cap, rotor, fuel filter and ajust the vavles. This is SO easy when the engine is out of the car.

Enjoy!