[curtisr]

Originally Posted by MPitt

At some point while reaching over half of the engine bay, I knock my screw driver down below the brake fluid reservoir. I tried to fish it out with another tool and drop that too, yay:
Note the flashlight strap in the foreground. Guess what else dropped below the brake fluid reservoir after I fished out the yellow tool?

What feels like days later I finally have both flashlight and screwdriver back. Yellow tool falls back in. I cut my losses and continue.

The clamp closer to the firewall is a pain to tighten and decides it wants to partially strip while I'm doing gymnastics over the engine to get it in. I give up and sit on the engine while still contorting myself and my wrist trying to tighten this last hose clamp.

Finally everything is back on, and I go to reconnect the sensors. Also being 30 years old, one decides to deteriorate.

Thanks for reading, feel like I had to get this written out before I go mad.

Okay, I'm writing this with a big smile on my face and empathy pouring out of, well, my whole self...

Been there, done that.

I know exactly what you went through and I've got the scars to prove it.

I would buy you a beer (and offer to help or, at the very least, share in your pain) were I closer.