Hubris strikes again ... that $&%£#!! heater valve. “Replace it in place”, I said with savior faire. Not so fast, Junior.
After a couple of hours of painful, mostly unproductive work this morning I threw in the towel and pulled the intake manifold, which had been installed with the engine on a stand. The fact that I’d had* to repair the heater cable with a ferrule (from a bicycle shop) didn’t aid my efforts to reinstall The Clip. Right now I’m taking a break as dictated by my L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae all howling at me.
* replacing that cable - damaged putter sheath from some other guy being in there before, I’d wager - would have been $40 well spent.
Many lessons being learned that would prevent these admittedly self-created/first-timer errors in how things need to be precisely routed in that crowded bit of real estate between the back of the motor and the firewall. I’d taken a number of photos but should have studied it MUCH more before pulling the engine. Also - as V2 pointed out - the direction in Clark’s engine removal steps that I’d followed, to pull the engine harness with the engine is something I’d strongly urge others to avoid.
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This likely sounds rather wimpy to you 951 guys, who must be almost as masochistic as those fellows who play with old V12 Jaguars.
John