Re: [BaadAssGremlins] More Progress - Offering Engine

[Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxx>]

I've been there Lu. If you don't get any takers here put the engine up on ebay. Ya never know what ya might get.

 Davis

lumina333 <lumina3@xxxx> wrote:

> 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-