My first engine “build”

Thank you sir! Makes sense why I didn’t have a gasket in my kit.

I also, any idea what this pink with black wire and single post connector might go to? I can’t find it on any wiring diagram and I guess I missed it when unplugging things. Comes out of the firewall harness.
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3 steps forward one step back… hopefully just one step.

Almost done with the wiring, assuming I got it correct. Grill and Radiator back in. Need a lower rad hose and why the hell are the trans cooling connections on the radiator 3/8 and the transmission hard lines are 5/16? WTF!

Need to finish up routing the heater hoses and order and install an electric cooling fan and shroud and I’m basically at the point to fill fluids and turn the key to find out what all I screwed up.

The one step back is I’ve been chasing a trans fluid lead, actually two. Getting the pan to seal up has proven to be a PITA. I’m about to order a new pan. The second leak I think is from the rear main seal on the output of the trans. Gonna have to pull the tcase and tail housing and see what’s going on. Fluid is coming out a weep hole on the bottom of the tail housing.

I’m hoping I’m not going to have to pull the transmission. 😬

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