Had hoped to start the engine today. Got close, but no cigar.
Many minor inconveniences along the way today. Power steering pressure line hit the suspension cradle, so I had to straighten it out and rebend it.
Starter install was challenging with the bat wing pan. Needed to drop it in from the top, pull the dip stick, and wiggle it in place.
Oil line to the gauge ended up two inches too short due to the fitting being near the pan rather than the top of the block, so required a trip to the store for a union.
Got the front dress on, and the belt ended up too long. The tensioner bracket has two positions, but the one that would have taken up the slack hit the steering rack. Trip number two to the parts store, to get a couple smaller belts and a bigger idler pulley. Came up empty on the pulley, but got a belt an inch smaller, and one three inches smaller. Both were too small. Time to pull the tensioner bracket for a second time today, and redrill it to move the tensioner.
After getting the wiring done, the tranny cooler line looped, the starter installed and the front dress on the engine, turned the key and had no fuel pump activation, and no PCM through the OBD-II port. Bypassed the relay and found several fuel leaks. Need to check one flare tomorrow that I can't seem to get to seal, and figure out why the gauge isn't reading any pressure, since it's the return line that's the last one leaking. Then it's time to debug the PCM wiring and see what I missed. So close I can smell it. Or was that all the gas I spilled? ;-)
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