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Yup, I've got the marker and tape going too. Also taking pictures of the stuff I'm not labelling. Most of the vacuum lines have a distinct number on them, so the pictures will help there.
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A trick someone taught me a long time ago is to use a paint pen to mark lines and connectors. Make dots with the paint pen on both the line and where it attaches. Match one dot to one dot, 4 dots in a square to 4 dots in a square, etc. Easy to do, easy to see and doesn't come off like masking tape labels can. If you let them dry well before manhandling them, they're very durable. I usually "dot" everything before starting the job, so everything is dry before I start.
I know what you're going through removing all the cr*p from a modern V6. I helped a friend change the valve cover gaskets on a Mazda MX6 V6 - simple job once you could see them. Getting all the cr*p out of the way took 2 days. Inline 4s (even modern ones) are so much easier.
Yup, I've got the marker and tape going too. Also taking pictures of the stuff I'm not labelling. Most of the vacuum lines have a distinct number on them, so the pictures will help there.
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A trick someone taught me a long time ago is to use a paint pen to mark lines and connectors. Make dots with the paint pen on both the line and where it attaches. Match one dot to one dot, 4 dots in a square to 4 dots in a square, etc. Easy to do, easy to see and doesn't come off like masking tape labels can. If you let them dry well before manhandling them, they're very durable. I usually "dot" everything before starting the job, so everything is dry before I start.
I know what you're going through removing all the cr*p from a modern V6. I helped a friend change the valve cover gaskets on a Mazda MX6 V6 - simple job once you could see them. Getting all the cr*p out of the way took 2 days. Inline 4s (even modern ones) are so much easier.