[FIREMN]

Well, it has been several months. My Son (13) and I have been gradually pulling the engine out of my 87 S4 auto. It has been a slow process. Teaching him all the way thru. Was at the point to start hoisting it out today, and I decided to back off and start fresh the next chance we get. I was only able to get the tranny to slide back a little bit. The shaft is still in the center of the flywheel by about 1/4". I think we can maneuver enough to get it by. The only thing i cant find is the infamous wire bundle clamp on the bottom cross-member. will i see it as i start to lift?.

Most of my wiring connections are toast. So i will be looking for info on sourcing or better alternatives to the originals.

Found lots of wires that were snacked on by mice. I cant believe it ran as good s it did!!!!

Once the engine is out, i pull the car out of the garafge and bring his 968 in. It was a
$2K junk yard find that had T/B fail. Head work and valves were done. Hopefully correctly. I put new chain and tension pads. Going to do the TB/WP and cam timing and see what happens.

John