Really I am just starter-ing
Not that long ago I thought I was going to have motor runnning in 2 weeks. That of course was contingent on being able to turn the motor with a wrench on the crank-bolt. That did not happen (not even a wiggle). So I am just working my way through taking the engine down and out. So today turned into remove the starter day. The car came with a both an "extra" starter and an "extra" generator. Considering the service manual describes in very clear detail how to rebuild both these things, and the cost of a core charge for either, I am surprised to have spares. Gosh this thing is oily. And the gear is carbon-y. I bet the clutch plate is smoked, but I hope the flywheel is solid. I also wanted to look at the front of the flywheel and the ring gear. More oil and more carbon but I was really glad I didn't find a dead mouse or more housing material. So, then I crawled under to try and prep everything to pull the transmission. I was not going to pull the transmission witho...