Lost the spring that goes between dizzy and dizzy drive, Now its found and fixed! Options

[VaccaRabite]

I was so close to getting my motor started...

I was getting ready to put my mallory into place. Put in the spring, but it did not go into the divot right. So I put my finger into the hole to grab it, and the freaking spring disappeared.

I look in there with a light, and there is a hole that goes into the case that the spring has somehow gone into. Dr Evil and I tried to retrieve it with a magnet, but we can't locate the spring.

So - what is that hole? Where does it lead to? Is the spring sitting in a galley somewhere, or has it gone down into the pan. Will I find it if I pull the tuna can off and the inspection plate? I just spent a week building this motor, and an am trying to find time on friday and saturday night after my son goes to sleep to get it running. Dropping the motor for a ANOTHER rebuild is an option, but it is likely one that will table my car until I am done with grad school, or I stop being mad at it/myself.

Zach

[VaccaRabite]

So I skipped class and went into the garage tonight armed with a brand new covered oil catch pan and a strong magnate on a flex shaft.

Drained out the brad penn and went upstairs to plan my attack using my spare case.

And then came back downstairs with the understanding that I would be dropping my engine (again) friday night.

The only way to get where this spring is gone to is to pull out the oil pump.

Friday I will pull off the speedo, clutch, CV Bolts and driver side headers, shift bar and drop it. Then pull the front tin, alternator belt, fan, fan housing and engine bar.

I'll pull the pump, get the fucking spring and put the motor back together. If I have time, I'll put it back in the car on Saturday.

I have to think that this will be easier then trying to do this with the engine in the car. If McMark says it is possible, then it is possible, but I bet pulling the motor is faster.

Looking for the silver lining, this will allow me to reposition my header slightly so it won't knock against the shifter bar. It did not before, so I am sure I can make it not do it again.

Also, when looking at the spare case, I realized that it had a taco plate with an oil temp sensor in it - which I needed as my inspection plate on the motor did not have one. So I'll put that in too.

The rear end is back in the air, ready for more operation.

Oh, and I pulled the dizzy drive to see if I could maybe get the spring that way - no dice. And now I have to get the dizzy washer as well as the spring since that fell off as I pulled up the drive.

Honestly, just start calling me Captain Cockup. My wife now asks what I am going to break this time when I go into the garage.

*sigh* I can have this done and the engine back in this weekend if I just concentrate and do it.

Zach