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Hey, you almost got it right, we just had three balmy days (ended Friday, back to the 20’s-30’s) with one just reaching 50, so spring in in the air. So much so, it inspired me to start the old gal and let her warm up. Took a bit to get her going after her long sleep, but she finally fired on her own. A few valves were clattering as expected but she did quiet down after about fifteen minutes. I let her run at a fast idle using my new throttle cable for about half an hour. Water temperature was at 180 and oil pressure at 30 psi. Boy did she sound good. I now know why some “Bolters” say they sound like sewing machines.

As much as I wanted to take a little run, our driveway and access road have sections covered in ice and the roads are still have an overabundance of residual salt so all I could do was back her up just enough so I wouldn’t asphyxiate myself in the garage. Shouldn’t be too much longer now!