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Will you be in Ohio for thanksgiving or Christmas? I’ll help you reseal the front cover. I’ll wear a mask and insulated clothes and we can throw it together in your barn.

You’re good to go John. I’ve done those years. The electronics don’t care about removing and installing the same type engine. Its only installing different engines that cant be done. Like Huck’s EZ30 into an XT6, that’s no longer possible starting in 2005+. You can swap the long block and retain original existing intake manifold if there are any small differences of the intake hose, vacuum or brackets, etc. I’ve seen how your cars are kept, I’d want to keep that engine! I’m sure you took care of it, and that’s a good motor. It is a lot of parts but it’s not hard to do the rear cover. The only tricky part is running the long bead of sealant, placing the orings, and setting the cover in place without disturbing the bead and orings. A helper would be useful but I’ve only done it myself, so it’s totally doable. Ive got one of those engines and a new set of headgaskets to put on it but it had blown gaskets when I got the car so I wouldn’t want to send it your way. But I might have some extra parts if you need any.

Just make sure they can't move and hit anything. The ECU doesn't care about the alternator. It's a lot simpler than the modern ones. It might take some cranking to re fire, not like just a normal first start from overnight. If it gets flooded, hold the gas down to the floor and crank.

Steady,but,slow cold idle-correct? I would start by checking the CTS connector for corrosion and the CTS resistance. IAC seems to be working(high cold idle) but would still be worth cleaning.It may be sticky. Check fuel pressure.My own car behaves badly in cold weather if the fuel pressure is a little low,but,it runs fine warm. Be aware that vacuum or unmetered air leaks occur at places other than hose joints.(Unlikely if the idle is steady).

does seem more like a relay.....