Well, I finally put the last of the parts on today. The only leftovers were
exhaust bolts....I replaced all of them.  (I point this out �cos it ain�t
good when you have parts leftover!)

So, even thought the coolant system only had about 1.3 gals in it, I decided
to �turn the key and see what happens�. So I did, and wow! I barely touched
the starter and she fired right up!  I figured all of those fuel hoses would
have to prime, or at least some delay in starting, but it starts �right
now�.  I did it a few more times since it was so much fun.
I didn�t idle the engine ever more than a second or two each time.....I want
to immediately be flushing the cooling system before anything else.
I do have a couple spot leaks from this : under the water pump--coolant
WHICH I hope disappears somehow upon really running the engine, and so oil
or ATF up farther.  I am praying that it �goes away� or is an easy fix.  I�m
under some idea of hope that when the engine warms up, the gaskets really
�set-up�.  Somehow, I�m probably wrong.

Anyway, it runs!  More final thoughts, figures, parts for sale, opinions,
etc later.  Plus the old rods and bearings are on their way to boston bob
for anaylsis.  I�m itching to know that story.

Brian Cochran
84westy
carnation WA
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