i like your thoughts jeff.......heck i may pour some vodka on the valve to get it drunk.........lololol.........then after i get it unstuck buy it some flowers........my problem is if i go to the extreme of pulling the head and going through it all i might as well pull the engine.....dip it......rebuild it and paint it the original grey........on one hand i would like to just get it running so i can move it around.........and on the other hand i might as well go to the next phase and start the restoration "bed off...cab off...frame off restoration"