Made decent progress today. Removed the factory wiring harness from the engine, along with the glow plug controller. Looks like it was replaced at one point:
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Got the clutch actuator removed, but as I did so, water started dripping down. Turns out the reservoir was full of water:
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No doubt due to the missing cowl to hood seal. I sucked out what I could with a large syringe, but not sure how to completely vacate the remaining water from it, short of removing the whole thing.
After taking a closer look at the transmission, I think I'll be better off dropping it before attempting to remove the engine.
How do you guys drop the trans? From looking at it, it would appear the crossmember won't slide back without removing the two braces going to the frame (passenger side one shown below with the red arrow pointing to it)?
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The bottom bolts will come out pretty easily, but I'm not sure how to get to the upper ones?
Got the exhaust unbolted form the manifolds. The nuts/bolts came out surprisingly easy. Exhaust appears to be a good shape overall and I think I spot a Flowmaster muffler:
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Also pulled the bench seat out and removed the gear shift rod. So glad they went with bolts holding the rod to the lever in the gearcase compared to previous generations.
Tried to have a go at the 2 bolts on top of the bellhousing, but wasn't able to get enough leverage to break them free:
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Not enough room for my 1/2" breaker bar and socket to clear the firewall. What's the trick to break those free? I'll see if a 3/8" racket will fit with a pipe extension, but I'm afraid I'll break it if I try.
That's all for today.