More Progress - Offering Engine

["lumina333" <lumina3@xxxx>]

Today is so pretty - sunny, 67 degrees, slight breeze. Nice to be on 
DLST again. Got the 232 pulled out of the Gremlin. DOES ANYONE WANT 
IT? The engine + transmission is together. It is loaded in the back 
of my Chevy S-10, so if anyone is interested in it - FREE - you can 
pick it up...let me know ASAP. Located in Montgomery, Alabama. I was 
told that the only thing wrong with it was that the starter died. The 
crank does turn with hand pressure, so the engine is not locked up. 
If noone contacts me in a couple of days, the engine is going to the 
junkyard - hopefully in exchange for other parts that I need for the 
changes I want to make in this car. In addition to pulling the 
engine, I have sanded, prepped, and painted the oil pan, timing chain 
cover, oil pump housing, V8 crossmember, and transmission 
crossmember. Cleaned the vibration dampener, flex plate, and various 
bolts. Started on cleaning the engine bay. I never realized how much 
dirt and crud builds up on various parts under the hood! Initially, I 
actually used a scraper to get off the build up. Still more scrubbing 
to do. Time to let my cracked fingers heal and have a Michelob! -Lu-