Engines Are Not Light..

I spent Saturday tearing Oliver apart after taking a boat load of pictures before starting. With a little help from the roommate, almost every part of the engine/transmission has been removed and is now ready to be taken apart, cleaned, and inspected.

Unfortunately I broke one of the two throttle flaps connected to the choke. But, better to find out they are in bad condition now than when it is up and running on the 405!

So, here is Oliver before the teardown:


And here he is closer to the end:
And the money shot - we got the engine out, so of course I had to hold it high and pretend to smile while trying not to drop it!
I estimate the engine weighs at least 90 pounds, and after holding it up for about 30 seconds, I need to hit the gym a bit more.

Now I am waiting on the shop manual to come so I can begin taking apart the engine and seeing how much work this project is really going to take!