Plugging away..., Better to read instructions first.... Options

[Tjmrfe]

Let this be a lesson to someone else...or, a quick rant to help ease the process.

after having finally gotten the motor up on a stand, and using heat to remove the tin screws...(thanks for all who chimed in to confirm that, on my last post)
I was taking the fan shroud apart to get to oil cooler....holy crap! Ya know....I’ll let you all in on a secret, reading the instructions after you do something, is humbling....in the tear down manual it states, “splitting fan housing is unnecessary, just removing fan and housing intact will allow access to oil cooler bolts”
.....sigh....so, the inside of my housing is nice and clean....lol....kinda as it was before...oh well...I suspect the reassembly process will be even more entertaining.

I’m happy to be using this rare 3 day weekend to enjoy car stuff, and not working OT to actually pay for the stuff I’m buying for it,
hope all of you guys are enjoying the same. Thanks for all the help along the way...