Originally Posted by John Milliman
So speaking of magic, watch me pull this Tech Tip for resurrecting old iron out of your hat ....

Presto!

Thank you. Thank you very much. I'll be here all night. Try the linguini...

(fade to orchestra fanfare ... exit stage left ...)

I’m again reminded of the TechTips section. Sorry I didn’t look there first. Good reading there too!
I appreciated all the feedback too. He sounds capable of doing the tasks ahead but back surgery has him moving cautiously. He should just get on with it. Clean out the cooling and fuel systems and fire it up. I suspect he wasn’t able to start it (10 years ago) because the timing is off.
Thanks again for the good advice. I’ve passed along the advice to him.