OK, Day 4 - approx 4 hours today, total project hours 8.5 (working slow)
Got all accessories off the front of the motor, got the plate off behind the water pump, (MUST REMOVE THE HARMONIC BALANCER FIRST!).
I will publicly admit to my first bonehead mistake, I forgot to take the washer off with the crank bolt holding the balancer on which made for an interesting time pulling the balancer off. I actually broke the washer while applying pressure and that's when I said, "damn I forgot the washer!". I hope I can get a replacement.
The jury is in, the gears all look fine, no issues. looks like the source for the engine LOCK UP is in the bottom end.....oh well...
Got the oil drained, got the injection pump, housing and all injector lines out in one solid peice. Got all wires labeled and removed, got the fuel filter setup removed with all fuel lines, got all block ground wires removed.
I was able to remove the A/C braket, pwr steering pump and smog pump all as a single unit, this should aid in installation.
A few items of note, the inside of the block looks BRAND NEW no rust or scale build up, none of the gears look worn.
The only item of note is that the crank, BEHIND THE gear mechanism on the crank just as it leads thru the front seal into the block looks worn, (its a consistent 360 degree marking), but it doesn't touch anything, I found this weird and it might be manufactured this way but it sure looked like a crank would look when a motor was run with a bad bearing.
Tomorrow, goal is to remove the oil cooler assembly, remove all the transmission bolts, run to harbor frieght to get a cheap tranmission jack to hold the tranny while I pull the motor and I should be ready to remove the motor mounts and jerk it out of the truck.
I'm wondering if the transmission jack is needed, any suggestions? Will the transmission bolts to the cross member hold the transmission while I pull the motor with the torque converter still attached?