From myself today: It all sounds like good news and we did talk about on the phone yesterday. I have stripped the block of everything but the oil pan and water pump. Wire wheel to all surfaces followed by engine primer paint and Filling Station rattle can gray on both sides of the block. Valve cover had been done first, push-rod side cover will be done today. Starter and fuel pump are installed. I have new heater hoses and upper radiator hose, found a radiator petcock in that old tool box of stovebolts. Next I will be cleaning and paint all of the bolts and screws. #1 is a TDC and timing mark on the flywheel is marked. I will take care of the rest of the engine compartment clean-up when we are done. I am curious to watch you set the valve clearances prior to start up and then again after warm.
