With the brakes done I started to try and narrow done the engine ID. After taking off the valve covers, it became apparent that the engine was in need of a rebuild. The heads were DOVE-C which are low chambered high compression, desirable heads. So I bought a cherry picker and pulled the engine. At this point I figured if Im spending all this time replacing stuff with newer, safer options, then what's the point if it potentially could break down any minute, and eats oil, leaking all over the shop too. So I pulled the engine and took the transmission to Santa Rosa Transmission shop, where they diagnosed it as old and worn. $1100,00 dollars later, it was rebuilt with new parts ready to go. The engine rebuild locally would have cost around 3k, but I could get one built with a 70k, 7 year warrenty for 2k form Spokane, so that is the next big savings project.
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