Jake the Mercury update

Jake lost his hood and his carburetor and heater hoses. He will lose his intake manifold soon enough. Jake also got a bath yesterday, so he is slightly less disgusting to lean against. He can't get a real bath because none of the doors & windows actually seal and there is no back glass - so the water from the roof just rolls into the backseat.

When I deleted the heater hoses, I discovered that the heater core is probably still good. I discovered this by dumping a quart of coolant onto the floor as soon as I cut the hose off the firewall pipe. Since the radiator is totally missing, I assumed there was no more water in the machine - but it seems like there was a good amount behind the firewall. Aside from the mess, I am happy about it. Also - I discovered we own a mop.

Need to pull the rest of the electrical components (and label them) and the intake manifold. Then I will crawl under the remove the drive shaft & transmission ... and then I will hoist the engine out. Maybe this weekend or next.

Not sure if we are sticking with Jake ... that is just the temporary name





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