So, onward.
Tonight I did several things, I'll start at the second bit....
these,
ROCKCRAWLER.com - Getting Rid of an Oil Mess in a York Air Compressor are awesome instructions. they are, also, my second printing. I started on the air compressor
and got here
and realized the instructions I printed out had blank pages (the last 2 of 4)
so I slogged back up to my house to reprint the instructions. What I didn't find was my original site, but google took me to another site that had pages 3 and 4. On page 3 were these words "okay, now the simple way to do this" the prior instructions included disassembly, saving of a part that's irreplaceable, drilling and tapping a hole, and running a plug in.
page 3 said "well, if you go to the top of the compressor, you can do this same thing in 10 minutes... uh score!
you take the top off (you do have a 12 point 5/16, right?)
and you can clearly see in the instructions to cap the hole on the leftmost side.... as you can see, also, there isn't a hole to plug on the leftmost side... it's on the right
no worries, it's now plugged with a self-tapping screw and a bit of silicone.
then I found the problem
As you can clearly see, the part is a Jeep part. So as I'm doing the rest, I'm pondering and realize that the transmission, transfer case, wiring for the TBI, and the air compressor are all Jeep parts. In addition, as you well know, the flares on the back are a TJ part.... which makes this vehicle far more Jeep then Toyota. Heck, even the dana 44 front axle is a cousin of what's in Jeeps.....
But I digress, there's also Freightliner parts on it
the serpentine pulley.... yep, from a big rig
I had a lot of pondering time because I hate rework and grinding.... and both happened next.
this
the transmission mount... I've got a final solution - which looks a lot like my first "solution".... cause it is lol
which brings me to what I did first.... raised bondo dust (which might explain my rambling nature tonight)
lower pad fits correctly - though a quandry.... what is the hole on the right side of the glove box for? and if the answer is nothing.... should I plug it or use it for something? like...?
and last but not least... clean with holes plugged
and what stopped me was the need to keep the shop at 70 degrees for 24 hours... not sure how that's going to happen...