Finally!

[piece-itpete]

Well I dooded it - got the parts for the timing chain for the 85. Severe duty quiet dbl roller set, new harmonic balancer, new fan clutch, new bolt/stud kit, seals and gaskets. I debated a new water pump but finances say HEY! and it's obviously been replaced before. Gonna change the intake gasket and throttlebody to intake gasket too, try to find that vacuum leak.

I'm really just a backyard hack and this one's got me a bit worried. Broken bolts in the front of the engine block - yuck.

As mentioned the water pump has been changed before though, so there's hope

Hopefully start a week from tomorrow morning weather permitting.

Got the stuff to give the 03 Merc a fresh complete set of stoppers, nice looking pair of rear discs (drilled slotted & zinc coated) for $35 del'd NOS & TOTL pads for $20 del'd on ebay, some very good quality Centric powdercoated discs for the front - I've had trouble with cheap front rotors so I forked over $55 ea del'd from Rock. And bless their closeouts' soul, $10 for a pair of cop duty front pads. Add another $15 for new caliper hardware front and back and sha-zam! I can forget about the brakes for a couple years.

I enjoy doing brakes. Nothing like the new brake feeling

Also picked up tranny filter kits for both cars, less than $3.50! ea, and they had starter solenoids on closeout for the Linc for $2.50 and hood struts for $5.50 so I bought a couple of each. Lastly a new t-stat and gasket for the 03 as I start its' tuneup/onceover.

The fun's just beginning!

Pete