More frustrations

I didn't blog last Saturday because the day went pear shaped right at the start. The plan was to replace the rear crankshaft oil seal then the oil pump, replace the sump pan and then fit the new timing gear. Of course the new oil seal was the wrong one and everything just stalled. Why there can possibly be two versions of the same part for the same engine is beyond me but Autozone are obviously in love with me and relish my many repeat visits.
To make life more untenable, the good ol' boys promised that NAPA would have the part and so commenced an exodus across southern Virginia which of course resulted in absolutely nothing apart from me adding to my carbon footprint and burning half a tank of gas. I did almost get lucky in sourcing core plugs but they only had five. Later I returned to the original Autozone to exchange the crankshaft seal and get the final core plug. Interestingly their computer showed 5 plugs in stock, I suspect they order in 5's regardless of the fact that you need 6 per engine.
Anyhoo I think that I have all the parts so this Saturday should see some sterling progress. I am aiming to get the engine and transmission back together so that it can go back the following week. Then it is back to block sanding, deep joy.