Yesterday evening a large box came from UPS. The new engine has arrived!!!! I liked the way they packaged it. Lacing twine around a rubbermaid container. The motor seemed no worse for wear.
I set them side by side on the workbench and moved the starter over and some gearing, and then went to do the flywheel.....
......ugh..... the flywheel....... Seems you need a special puller. I tried one of my two jawed gear pullers, but the rounded backside of the flywheel made it impossible. Seems I need to get a specialized 35mm x 1.5 internal thread puller that I will never use again.... but I guess ya gotta do what ya gotta do.......
So...... the puller should be here Tuesday so I guess the rest of this weekend I'm going to work on more minor things......