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	Progress Update
	February 01st, 2019
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	Wednesday of this week, I installed a bunch of stuff on my engine.
	Pushrod covers, timing cover, water pump, thermostat upper and lower
	housing with thermostat, fuel pump, and harmonic balancer. It felt
	good to get a chunk of work done. Thursday, a friend from an internet
	forum that I'd never met came by the house to talk about trucks. He
	has a workshop and a few different trucks, and is pretty knowledgable.
	I wonder what he does for a living that he can afford to have multiple
	project vehicles and rent out workshop space.

	Anyway, I talked to him for an hour or two, but didn't really make
	much progress on my engine. I was worried that my balancer wasn't
	installed all the way, so I mounted up the alternator and fan pulley.
	Things are pretty well lined up, I'm going to call it good enough. I
	took the alternator off again and cleaned it up with a wire brush.
	There was a lot of grey dust on it, I'm not sure from what. It looks
	better now -- definitely not like new but sufficient.

	I started this project back in August, pulling the motor on August
	18th. I guess that means about 5.5 months so far. I haven't gotten to
	enjoy driving the truck, and today, that really hit me. Projects are
	fun, but I want to drive the damn thing. I feel like I'm at a low
	point of the rebuild, in terms of morale. Probably in part because my
	leave from work is drawing to an end soon, and I have to go back to
	the grind. Daycare is closed tomorrow, so I won't really get an
	opportunity to make progress again until next Monday. Clock is
	ticking.

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