Well, they say third time's a charm, and I pulled the 350 for the third time today. Took about 2 hours by myself with hand tools, which i thought was pretty good. Had a pretty bad rattle from the bottom of the car when i ran it, and it turned out that 2 of the bolt holes on the torque converter were stripped. I bought a 2400 stall TC and should have it all back together tomorrow. Might go ahead and spray bomb the engine bay black, since i'm thinking of painting the car. A yellow engine bay is hard to match with other colors.

I pray this is the last headache, at least for a while.

 

I hear ya. I can't remember how many times we had to disassemble my engine this winter for one thing or another, and even though it's in and will run, i still can't drive it until i get a Fluidamper or else she'll shake herself apart.

 

Hey Kevin I might have to call you for help with my motor when i swap it out