I also got a couple of minor things done today while waiting for my wife to get her hair done.
Got the oil pressure switch out of the right case cover:
And drifted out the oil seal from there as well:
The second pic shows why it's a good idea to replace 30 year old oil seals... hard as buggery, brittle, and like to leave little bits of themselves behind. I don't think that would do much more sealing if I left it there.
So I laid out all my case covers that now need a good cleaning and then some polishing action. That's gonna be hours of... well... I think some people would call it fun...
I already made a start on the starter cover and the alternator cover, but neither came up well on my first attempts, so I'll basically start from scratch with those now that I think I have a bit of a better technique sorted.
Anyway, they're predicting sunshine for the first time in weeks tomorrow, so I believe the lure of the pool + beer may be a little too strong, but hopefully I can at least blow out all the passages in the head to make sure it's clear of blast media and get the case covers soaked in marine clean and hosed off, and maybe even make a start on polishing... maybe. See how the time pans out.
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