Phase 1 - Started today, while no tears were shed, plenty of bad words were applied to the task.
Here is the before picture -
After removing the supercharger, alternator, outer fender, inner fender, AC compressor, radiator and upper and lower hose, and disconnecting the AC condenser, I was able to work on the timing cover.
It took a bit of elbow grease (and mineral spirits) to get the timing cover and all gasket/RTV residue off the block. As mentioned earlier in this thread, the squirter looks to be ok. Here is the after picture -
The oil is now draining from the oil pan and I will leave it overnight. Tomorrow (Phase 2) I will deal with removing the oil pan.
One question has arisen after removing the timing cover. The crank shaft measures 1 1/4 inches in diameter, not counting the key way. The seal that was on the timing cover was larger than the crank shaft and it measures an opening of 1 11/16 inches. Is the larger opening on the seal in order to get it over the key way?
Thanks.