w00t! Tonight I got everything buttoned up. I refilled the coolant, connected the battery, and cranked her over!

S U C C E S S ! !

I am so relieved. I still have to put the front cladding on and replace the front skid plate, but other than that, all appears to be normal!!

I had to make one final run to Kragen tonight at 8:45 to get a hose clamp as I broke one of the hose clamps when I was putting the radiator hoses back on.

She started right up, no CEL, no rough running, sounded fine if not better than normal, took her for a real short spin around the block, gave her some serious throttle and nothing seemed normal. In fact, my VX seems to be running and shifting smoother than ever. I have no idea why, but maybe changing these parts out does something for performance?????

Anyway, I'm super tired, and dirty, and I need to finish my beer, but I can say now with confidence that this is DEFINITELY something we can all do, especially once my instructions are all done!!

Bart