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I may or may not have mentioned that I have the engine out of the F100. As of today, I also have the engine out of the Grand Marquis. Tomorrow’s Father’s Day present will be a trip to Autozone for miscellaneous parts for the engine.

I must give the majority of the credit to my Father-in-law, William Dunbar. He did the lion’s share of the work as my back is out. Robert Lee (Marilyn’s cousin) also had a great deal to do with it. Without their help, it wouldn’t be out. If I had attempted to do it myself, Marilyn would probably be writing my eulogy on here.

So the next step in the proceedings is changing out all the routinely maintained parts on the EFI engine such as spark plugs and wires. I will also put new valve cover and oil pan gaskets on it to stop any oil leaks.

After that, I have to take the old wiring (including the computer) out of the Mercury and figure out where I want to mount the various electronics on the F100. Luckily there is tons of space in the engine bay to place such things.

Then I simply have to get the fuel delivery system straightened out and she is ready to rock. I need to have that ready to go by next Wednesday or Thursday so that I can get Daddy to come back and help me drop the old fuel tank and mount the new one. That should be doable if I can get my back into some decent shape over the next few days.

So I’m feeling good about it and am excited to be well on my way. Wish me MORE luck.

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