Last night I had my family over for dinner. First time at the new house. My step dad brought me his old engine stand. It's old enough that it only has one pattern, small block chevy.. you know, compared to the ones you buy there with the adjustable mounts. Was able to get it mounted, which took way longer than I thought it should, just because I couldn't seem to get the engine level, and the mount doesn't come loose of the stand.
Had to take the passenger side exhaust manifold off because it hits the mount plate. No big deal, I already bought those gaskets.
So tonight, I come home from work and the garage door opener has apparently stripped a gear. Hit Youtube, then Amazon, order the parts to fix.. Move to tinkering with the engine. Drivers side manifold, rear most bolt.. Put the wrench on it, spins freely.. Think, that's odd.. then it falls out of the hole.
Sigh. So I guess I need some left handed drill bits and some easy outs.. and a bit of luck.