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Originally Posted by 83GMCK2500
That harness looks 100x better. Split loom can be frustrating to work around but it sure cleans up wiring nicely.
Was the intake manifold "powdered aluminum" as well? What is that tool called that you used to clean the zerk passage? It looks far more robust than the normal plastic cylindrical brush. When you have a flywheel surfaced and should install one of those shims, how do you gauge the thickness required? I am sure there is a measurement from flywheel face to crank face, but to what tolerance is it measured?
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The intake manifold is the same powder. I really like it. The iphone pictures don't convey it too well, but in real life, it makes an intake manifold look exactly like you just pulled it out of the box brand new.
To clean the grease passage.....
http://www.harborfreight.com/engine-...-pc-69020.html
Take a 20% off coupon from any car magazine to drive the price down even further. Between that kit and the Walmart rifle cleaning kit, there is no passage you can't clean.
The flywheel, I left in the hands of professionals. Notice when he machined it he used a paint marker to write his final number on it. Then, the guy behind the counter sees the number and reaches up onto the wall and plucks off the proper shim for you. 30 bucks cash out the door. The shim is critical to keeping the clutch pedal "in the normal spot" as far as feel. Thinner flywheel makes the clutch release higher if I remember correctly. The shim fixes that. This place has done all my standard transmission and clutch work since 1990. Even when I'm building a transmission myself, I use them for my parts and they give me good solid advice without looking down their noses at a do-it-yourselfer.
http://www.standardtransmission.com/
I'm truly blessed to have the nations best standard and automatic transmission shops within driving range of me.
Automatic transmission place.
http://www.phoenixtrans.com/
They build trannys for the biggies like Boyd and Treypaneir. As well as the lesser famous Tx Firefighter.