[T3] Decision Time....

[JaransonT3@aol.com]

Taking Russ's advice, I reassembled the flywheel with the original shims and 
planned to live with the excessive endplay until I could do a complete 
rebuild this winter.  No problem, right? 

As I spin the engine around on my bench to start clean it up for reassembly 
of the cooling tin and such, I notice that part of the cooling flap linkage 
is missing.  Closer inspection reveals that the PO had removed the thermostat 
and related linkage and had bent part of the coolinf flap on one side up over 
the fan housing so that the flaps would be open all the time.

*** Side Note:  Even though I bought the car from Jim, he never worked on it 
or anything.,  All of this can be attributed to the owners before Jim. ***

So anyway, I figure I can just use the fan and thermostat from my Fasty 
engine for now, so I pull the fan and stuff off and degrease the engine some 
and it is looking pretty good.  I figure the next stop is to check the head 
studs and the valves.  All the head stids are fine and hold the 23 ft-lbs of 
torque.....except one!  Bottom rear stud for #1 cylinder.  Duh-Oh!!1

So here is the decision I need to make......do I live with one loose head 
stud for the next 6 months or so?  Or do I swap all the necessary parts from 
the 66 Carb/6V engine to my known good 71 FI Auto shortblock?  I am presuming 
that I would need to swap heads, carb linkage stuff, rear engine hanger 
stuff, distributor, flywheel, engine tin, and I am sure a bunch of other 
things.

I don't really want to do a complete teardown and rebuild of the 66 motor 
until I take it off the road for the winter.  What do you all think?

Thanks,
John Jaranson
'71 FI Auto Fasty (organ donor??)
'66 Square (needs a heart transplant)
http://hometown.aol.com/jaransonT3

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