Stop in for a cup of coffee

toolmanmike said
When I re-did the engine in my 66 I was so careful to bag and mark al the bolts. There were still bolts missing when I put it back together a few months later. I still have those bags I found later. A trip or two to the hardware store during assembly saved my butt.

First V8 I did, I was justa kid, 16 maybe 17. Saved all the hardware very carefully. Re-assemble bottom end, heads, intake, oil pump, oil pan, into the Ranchero it goes. when I get to near the bottom of the coffee can I find this hexagonal shaft with a little circlip on it :wtf: "Oh crap! That's the oil pump drive from the distributor!" I get this bright idea

I'll just take the circlip off and drop it into the pump from above :D . Get hold of it with the needle nose, flashlight to light the way, all lined up, TINK! as it bounces off the bottom of the oil pan :BangHead: