A user over at the ancient Dodge board hooked me up with the firing order and cap numbers, so I got it wired up, dumped some gas in the carb, cranked the [censored] out of it, and got it to run long enough to burn the gas out of the carb.
Now the battery is just about dead.
Thats OK, because the cloth hose that went from the main fuel line to the pump is shot (read turned to dust when I grabbed it).
So a new chunk of fuel line, and a charged battery, and I can give it another go.
One thing I will say about this engine, is unlike my 216 in the '50 and the 235 in the '46, this one is quiet. When turning it over its quiet as a mouse, just a very faint "thunk" noise when the chambers fire.. and when it's running, it's very, very quiet.. too quiet for my tastes.
I'm not even close to looking forward to messing with this "fluid drive" BS.. I can only hope that it's working, and once the engine is running from the fuel tank, i'll be able to pop it in gear and go.
