Well, it's seen a little action lately. No pictures yet though. Last 2 nights I've played pick-a-bolt and phone-a-friend trying to get the oil pump, pickup, and filter adapter on. Been quite frustrating. Thanks for the help identifying those bolts Frank, I owe ya <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

I've since come to the conclusion that I've lost at least 1 bolt. After several trips to the computer from the garage to get bolt dimensions, I got tired of trying to figure out which 1 it was. So, I just ordered them all for the pickup and the adapter.

After that, I had a little time to kill last night, so I figured I'd do something that I DID have the parts for. I was going to put in the freeze plugs. Boy, was I ever wrong. They were going in fine til the next to last one. It sunk a little deeper than I liked. So, I figured I'd knock it out and get another one at work. First tap with a screwdriver to knock it sideways, it drops all the way in and falls down to the bottom of the coolant passage taking up permanent residence as it would seem. I rotated the engine on the stand, tapping everywhere to see if it would come loose and move closer to where I could get at it. All to no avail. I'm tempted to leave it there, unless someone has a better idea...

And did I mention I'm using non-magnetic brass freeze plugs?

And my daughter's getting married Saturday...