Back to Work

Got back to my day job today; not too rough a return, and my presence was "appreciated." Was too wiped to update last night, and had to take care of a little biz tonight, so no car work, and just a brief update.

Got the flathead hooked up like some MASH patient on Sunday under a borrowed canopy to keep the beating sun off me and the motor. Wires, cables, fuel line, stuff everywhere. She spun like crazy on the 12 volt battery; nominal (7-9 pounds?) oil pressure while spinning.

Despite having a (what I characterize as weak; my uncle thought it was OK) spark at the plugs, and gravity feeding and dumping fuel down the carb, I couldn't even get her to spark, pop, or cough. She only gave up vaporized gas from the carb.

I ran out of steam before I ran out of gas, so I'm going to wait on this until I get my rebuilt carb, some good plug wires, and new plugs. I may even have my own rebuilt carb(s) by then, too. I think I'll return to the brakes in the meantime.

More tomorrow, if only pics of the wired flathead.

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