Hi All,
Fired her up today! Yee Haw! Ran for about 30 seconds and died as if I'd cut the switch. Had gas, figured it was electrical. 1st guess, the points had closed up on me. Pulled the cap and that was it - still got the old points in, got to swap them out. Regapped them and tightened - she fired right off. Let her run up to temp, until thermostat opened. Cheapo temp gauge worked just fine.
Looking pretty good - no blue smoke, really rough idle, but plugs and points will help (already got new cap & rotor). Drain plug on side of block behind gas pedal linkage is leaking. It's the one that looks like a radiator draincock. I'm guessing that's a standard NAPA part - anyone know? Service brakes and emergency brakes working. going to run a block flush through tomorrow. Drain system, add the stuff, fill with water, run 10 minutes, let cool, drain. Supposed to help clean out the water jacket on engine. Any body used this stuff?
