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Been a slow week with the '62. Between Doctors appointments and a couple days of heavy rain and waiting on parts nothing was done. Until today that is. Parts arrived Thursday and sat waiting on the rain to stop. In my last post I spoke of the woes with the internal wiring harness on the 700R4. There was none! PO had obviously removed the O/D option. Outside temp was 57 and a bit breezy but I knew I needed to get after it. Up the lift went and looking at the diagram I downloaded from Painless Wiring I figured out where everything went. 45 minutes later done and back on the ground. The test showed the harness and actuator working so all is back on track.
All the radiator hoses and heater hoses were checked a double checked for tight clamps. Poured one gallon of concentrated antifreeze in and looked for leaks. Small drip at the front of the radiator. Tightened the drain plug a 1/4 turn and the leak stopped. Started pouring in a gallon of straight water and heard a lot of liquid rushing out somewhere. The plug had been left out of the port between #6 and #8 on the head. Only lost a pint or so of coolant. Flotek says the plug is 3/8 NPT so I'll have to make a trip to the FLAPS for a aluminum plug tomorrow.

P/S hose kit is here along with the cooler line kit for the transmission. So those projects are in the "next up" stage. 🛠