I do appreciate the help gentlemen!!! I am about to go put the tranny fluid in and let her sit for a few days.... I have ATF, Marvels... DB Blaster and Diesel on hand... all waiting their turn.. Lol.. I will keep you posted..

I been buyin junk my whole life too!!! It is more exciting !! LOl

Went to go remove plug and it seemed pretty rusted/stuck so I ended up sprayin all the plugs w db blaster and will try and remove in a couple days

It's PB.... Jus sayin ;-)

went to go pulled the plugs last night and they seemed pretty rusted in , so I soaked with DB Blaster and will try tomorrow. There seamed to be rust comin from exhaust manifold gasket which doesn't seem right? any thoughts

thats about normal

That is 't rust 'coming from' the gasket... That is rust wherever there isn't paint...yep normal.

Looks brand new compared to a lot of crap I deal with lol.

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Looks normal? The engine itself looks brand new... minor flaking on the underside... there was a nest of mices in the boat so they chewed things here and there... I read one article about a mouse getting inside the engine through the exhaust and causing rust from its urine to seize the engine... ever hear of that??

So the exhaust manifold looks ok?? I was about to order new gaskets..

I ordered that socket that you guys had the link to summit racing.. I hope it was the right one...1/2"?

I will take some more pix and post...

between electronics , rod lockers , lights new custom seat and complete trailer rebuild.. I am 6 months $4500k into this and there is no turning back... this motha effer is going to run one way or the other !!!....