This is going to be my project progression page. I bought my 87 LX 5.0 on black Friday but unfortunately it is leaking everywhere. I cleaned it up as best I can only to have it looking about the same a few days later. My wife didn't like the mess it was leaving in the garage either, so I ordered a full gasket set and have now gotten to work getting the engine out for a complete reseal. I hope it stays as just a reseal and I don't end up finding anything wrong with any of the internals. I am not a seasoned mechanic and this is my first "solo" engine pull. I will be doing 95% of the work alone with technical/moral support from a good friend of mine who is a mechanic but lives roughly 1000 miles away. The rest, I will have to take it to someone here locally. If anyone has any special tips or dos and don'ts of resealing the 5.0, feel free to drop a line in the thread or send me a PM. Here are a few pics that I took before getting started and through stage 1 of the tear down.
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