[rellick]

The 8.3 is officially out of the bus, it took a few days but it was very simple to work on, ( we got side tracked lots) plus with me being on days off I had alot of other things I had to get done, and Rick my mechanic is also very busy, I think total time was about 8 to 10 hrs, including removing the head, ( and alot of bsing)lol
The mess of wiring is for the allison transmission. It will be transplanted into the 77 Newell. We pulled the head off to change the exhaust springs from 32psi ones to 65psi to give enough back pressure for the pac brake to work properly, plus I wanted to change the gaskets. We may also re-bearing and gasket the bottom end, just because its easy now, ill give it a good cleaning and a paint job before we put it in the 77. Plans are to pull the v555 out of the coach on my next days off, (in ten days) I measured roughly and there should be lots of room to fit the new engine. Well thats all for now folks