[mr.mud1]

today i spent the day cleaning parts,not very exciting but has to be done.nobody tell my wife but i swiped her Tucson,loaded the castings and crankshaft in and tomorrow bright and early,i'm off for a 3 hour run to the machine shop i use.there are other shops closer but i've used these guys for a 40 years,they know me and more importantly,i know them.several of the guys there are drag racers,car & truck nuts,so we're in good hands.i didn't plan on having this thing this far apart,just fix some oil leaks i thought but it's not in good shape,only way to do it is right,so off i go.i discovered today while cleaning parts,the plastic collar that holds the oil pump drive to the oil pump,cracked.i'm glad it's apart.as soon as i get a report from the machine shop,i'll start ordering parts and get this on the mend.more news to come,i have no doubt.