Well, once again I wanted to thank everyone for their help, suggestions, and
moral support through this ordeal.

To recap my '90 Carat had a major cooling system failure and before I caught
what was going on had overheated to the point of painful death.

I found a good replacement local and with the help of a friend or two
swapped the engine's out. It wasn't too terrible of a job but not the
easiest thing I've done considering my current level of knowledge and the
tools I had available.

I ran into a no spark issue after I had everything all hooked up. I believe
this was a ground issue combined with some tired brittle wiring. I replaced
the ground strap and a few connections that broke while I was double
checking my work. Then I had spark.

Then I had a timing issue - turned out not to be as much of an issue as I
thought. Embarrassing to admit but I will admit it so that the next noob can
figure it out quicker. I had left the bolt, that tightens the distributor,
loose - I did this so that I could easily adjust things once the motor
started. Problem was the motor wouldn't start. The motor wouldn't start
because I left that bolt too loose - so when I tried to start the darn thing
the distributor would move around enough that it wouldn't fire up. I was
able to figure this out with an extra set of hands and pair of eyes. It
starts right up now - stills needs a bit of timing adjustment but runs
rather smooth and sounds real good.

So I am finally back in business :) I've missed my bus - my daily driver at
that - I have yet to check for leaks and such - and I have some wiring to
clean up and secure but I think the major issue are behind me.

Thanks again for all your help :) There is balance int he universe once
again!!!!!!!

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Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus