A couple of days ago Collin mentioned that while walking Itsy he had seen some parking tickets on other cars in the neighborhood that had been parked on the street in the same spot for over 72 hours. This has always been a fear of mine, that the Hondmatic would be ticketed or even towed for sitting in the same spot for too long. Seattle parking enforcement laws... It hasn't happened yet, our street is sort of obscure, but still, it could... I'm glad my neighbors don't seem to mind. So Collin suggested that he move the Hondamatic a few feet forward. I heartily agreed. Well later that night when I got home the Hondamatic was in the same spot. Collin said that he wasn't able to push it forward so he just swept up the leaves and debris that had accumulated in the gutter around the wheels to make it look like the Hondamatic hadn't been just sitting there for ages and ages. I accepted this reasoning without question, although I did mention that it seemed strange that he couldn't move the Hondamatic when we did so easily a few months ago. It only weighs 2000 pounds with everything in it.
This morning Collin asked me to walk Itsy with him before he went away to run errands before going to work. I got bundled up, put a leash on Itsy and stuffed a poop-pick-up baggy in my pocket. We went outside and I saw the hood was off the Hondamatic. In the first second I had a shock and thought a stranger had taken it off to mess around with the Hondamatic. Then I saw the SHINY REBUILT BLOCK resting securely in its home!!!!
OMG!!! Merry Christmas to ME!!!
Super secret Santa-Collin had spent the past couple days (which were sunny, mild and perfect) re-installing my engine!!!
He says that I may have a fully operational Hondamatic by the New Year.
I said I'd be so happy to even have it before February.
Unfortunately, no pictures were taken in the process of re-installation. We'll just have to rebuild another car to make another step-by-step blog.
I have starter oil in it now, which is green, so once it's running I am not allowed to go over 35mph for the first 500 miles. Just trips downtown, to my sister's new house, the grocery store and to Collin's place are permitted basically. No freeways.
Collin spent a lot of time on the phone with Robbie from the machine shop. Apparently a rod was installed backwards. Oops.
There's even a new oil filter and brand new spark plugs in already!!!
This is so exciting!
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