Less rust is always a good thing
So my plan for tomorrow:
Replace the following:
- oil pan gasket
- valve cover gasket
- separator plate
- clutch and flywheel
Paint the following:
- valve covers
- intake
- engine bay
So a couple things I noticed while the engine was out. There's a *lot* of oil on the rack. My power steering has never been low while I've had, it, but I still wanna check. Given where the engine and trans meet, it's right below there, so it's tempting. My driver side CV on the inner boot was torn, but still really greasy, so I'm just gonna replace it while I'm at it. Actually, it was better for me to remove the CV joint rather than work around it, so kill two birds with one stone.
Mods I'd like to do right now. I wanna remove the power steering in its entirety. Remove the pump, all the hoses, and call'r done. From what people have told me, I'd be strong arming it when I'm parked, or going slow, but not when I have momentum. How would I go about it? Just recirculate the output to the input with new fluid in there?
As much as I'd like to do some head resurfacing and cam grinding, that'll be another time.