Hello to Ian and Louise - I'm not sure whether IE was the cause of my not seeing that comments had been entered. However, better late than never - here are a few replies.
1. I'm working by myself, except for a couple of small steps (feeding the wiring harness through the firewall, testing the re-installed clutch servo, pressurizing the fuel system) where Joan needed to be somewhere and I needed to be elsewhere in order to get the task done. It's not been hard, solo, though I don't think I could have come close to removing and re-installing the engine without the engine hoist and floor jack that I was loaned.
2. I'm using the stock heat shield, though I'm planning on purchasing some corrugated aluminum conduit to shield the lower coolant hose, which I think runs too close to the cat to be out of danger. Re. the custom heat shield, STC diagnostics and HC oilpan - I decided on the minimum-cost approach as much as possible, since I want a better engine option, but I'm not made of money, and the oilpan and shield can be added later. I've also got to save $$ to reactivate the A/C next summer, which was one of the objectives of doing this upgrade.
3. While Bostig shows the MIL light connected to spare fuse 25, always hot, I believe it's more appropriate to put it in the same circuit as the other warning lights. There's no requirement that it be permanently energized, and tapping into T14 will allow a short wire (with coupler) to run to the lamp, easier to see and disconnect when I have to return to odometer-surgery. During fuel system pressure-testing, I was able to confirm, using my voltmeter, that T14-8 is switched +12v.
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