56,
Feel your pain. If your dad was there all day, and the truck STILL ain't runnin', how's
your generation any worse than
his?!!!

Glad you're fightin' the good fight. Keep it up and don't lose faith - when you get 'er started, you'll be on top of the world!!! AND, (don't know how old you aren't), I'm guessing you already know 5 times as much about this old iron than ANY of your compatriots, who probably don't know anything about old OR new engines!
Stick with it . . . when the nickel finally drops on understanding how these engines work, you'll own it.
-Michael