I do appreciate all the help very, very much!! I have worked on classic cars before, but not to this extend. I do consider myself pretty handy, but do have a lot to learn, especially the correct terms etc..
I will take it slow and will try everything I can prior to pulling the engine out completely and go broke.
My other big headache at this point is trying to get the truck out of gear. I posted this on the other forum, but got little response.
Here is the situation: truck rolls with clutch pushed in. Took out shifter. Gears look ok and can be moved slightly by hand. When sitting in driver' s seat, I am able to slide the mechanism (first and reverse I think) back and forward on the shaft. Can not do that on left shaft.
Placed interlocking plate in the grooves and reinstalled shifted (3 times), but can not shift. The shifted interlocking guide plate is permanently fixed to the cover. Am I missing something? What am I doing wrong???
Andy
