Got my battery and began to test a few things to make sure it don’t sizzle when I hook it up.I found a few issues with the parking light sockets but sorted that out ,found my heater motor don’t turn and found that it was rubbing on the cast inside and was lucky enough to squeeze a thin screwdriver in the grill to loosen the set screw for the squirrel cage to center it so it won’t rub ,it now runs smooth and quiet.The signal lights don’t seem to work so I started with the flasher and found that it tested bad so I will order a new one and hope that is all it is.Headlights working horn honks .The gas gauge works but shows close to empty so I took the sending unit out and bent it and while it was off looked in the tank and it is nice and clean and empty from when I had it out a few years ago ,the gauge now reads empty .I took out the plugs squirted some oil in the cylinders,cleaned up the points,took the valve cover off ,hand turned the engine to make sure no stuck valves lube the top end put the cover back on .The next step was to put some gas in so I checked all the fittings as new lines put some gas in and no leaks.Here is the part were things started getting interesting I read not to long ago about loosening up the fuel pump fitting from the tank and thought I will do this as the 54 tank feeds up from the sending unit out of the top not the bottom so all is good I will sifon and see if I can get it to the pump .Yes gas is at the pump won’t stop coming out and panic to get the fitting back on . So after a clean up and air out of the garage I seen that the gas had filled to the fuel filter and filled the bowl so hey why not see if this thing runs .I dribbled a bit of gas in the carb ,hit the key 🔑 and stomped on the starter and boom started right up oil pressure up right away and opened up the choke it idled down nice .I had a little gas leak at the fuel filter that was tightened up and stopped but I was surprised and happy it is alive .I have to put the battery on the tray under the floor as it was on the floor under the tray with the longer thicker cables I put on .I may do that tonight and see about what I have to do to check the rear axle 355 upgrade take it for a spin or put it up on jack stands for a run first.
