FINALLY my motor stand mounting bolts arrived. I threw those bad boys in and finally got the motor mounted. This stand is pretty solid, and I can rotate the motor relatively easily with the bar.
Also FINALLY got my new parts washer up and running. Just took this alternator bracket off and sprayed/brushed it for a few minutes. Mineral spirits work pretty well.
One caveat I'm faced with is what to do with some of these filthy parts and some of the attachements. I have a water pump gasket and an oil filter mount gasket and some others. I don't have any leaks with some of these, but I'm debating if I should go ahead and replace the gaskets while the engine is out and everything is easy access. At one point I was considering painting a bunch of this stuff, but I think that idea has sailed. I may paint the VCs still, but other than that I don't think I'll do much.
