in this period i was dealing with motor issues a fair bit...it was all about abuse..
the original 2.3 was subjected to excessive heat at one point-in a deep mud hole,over revved,rad plugged with mud,when it lost power.i was able to limp it home,but the head was warped.
replaced the head,and not too long after the engine sucked in a big gulp of mud.it didn't lock it,but there was enough damage that it was done.
so in goes a 2.9....i beat on that for a while till it died too,so in goes another.a few weeks later i was looking for another motor.enough with little motors.
but at some point in all this i had gone to the dump and came across some goodies.
couldn't leave that behind,could i?