Bunch of things. 100 miles or so on motor now.
AC lines have to be reworked. As it stands the cover hinge is hacksawing the lines. No availability of 90º extended fittings for the lines, so I need to modify the 90º hard elbow at the compressor. I bought #8 & #10 straight MIOR steel fittings, which I will cut down & weld/silver solder to the elbows to extend the connection 2-3" outward, which will allow me to lower the lines relative to the hinge, and closer to the bulkhead.
Problem: Both left & right side outer CV bolts backed out(!) couldn't walk due to CV boot interference. Cleaned up the CV grease spray & retorqued to 31ft/lb. No way to remove the bolts to clean for loctite, for example. That explains the click I heard the last 20-30 miles when pulling away in 1st
I also notice that there is seepage around the left CV where it seats in the Diff casing
I'll have to order another seal for that.
Installed the OEM OP sender from MWB, all good now - gauge reads as it should
While I was there, I noticed some oil spray on the oil cooler hoses, and around the OP idiot sender. So, I cleaned it all up & rechecked the extension fitting, adaptor line for OP gauge sender, and OP idiot sender - that did take another 1/2 turn or so, so hopefully that's done with.
After that I re-wired the AEM WBO2 harness to accept the newer LSU4.9 sensor. The gauge wiring is the same, so only need to modify the sensor end
Gauge end is compatible as is
Swapped out the gauge / controller, and the new one is dead. Have to return it & get another. No practical way to get just the controller quickly, so this means buying another kit, swapping out the controller & then returning the kit as defective.
Hopefully not too much more in the way of teething pains.
I do still have to resolve the fact that the IACV circuit does not work at all. I had to add a manual bypass valve to allow me to raise idle when cold, then close once it has run a few minutes. This **** ain't gonna fly long term, as the engine likes to stall on deceleration, sometimes