Well, it's running. I did put Jon G's condenser in, but no joy. It would try, but refuse to continue running. So I triple-checked the firing order and discovered that dyslexia had gotten me. Plug wires for #2 and #4 were switched. Once that was fixed, it fired up and ran nicely.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Sometimes it takes a village (of stovebolters.) grin

Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.