Progress is slow, but steady.

I fixed the oil pressure line on the Jeep that was cracked and spewing hot crude all over the intake. My new problem is getting the valve covers to seal properly. They are leaking worse now than before when I replaced the gaskets. The original ones were cork and I bought the rubber Fel-Pro kind. Perhaps some of the problem is the mixed bolts for the valve covers, poor placement of the bolts themselves on the head, and not being liberal enough with the black RTV sealant.

Since that project has ground to a halt for the day I started to change the drum pads on the GMC. I was in for quite a surprise because there are 3 required specialty tools for the job. You can damn sure take it apart but forget putting them back together without the specialty tools. Luckily the mechanics at Hess (where Belinda works) used to have a fleet of GM pick-ups and have all the tools readily available AND the accompanying mechanics handbook. To hell with you Chilton's and Haynes!