Unfortunately, after looking at the engine in better light, I found that I have several bent pushrods. At this point, I can only assume that the bad gas and resulting varnish has caused a number of the valves to stick and I guess this is why it does not turn over by using the fan. Of course it may be worse than that but I don't know yet. My plan is to pull the radiator to have it recored and then pull the head and have it checked out by a local shop. If it is just varnish, could the whole head be boiled in some kind of solvent to free it up or will complete disassembly be required? Why all of that is being done, I can work on the brakes and carberator. An education certainly is expensive!


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