[Karl Bebout]

Ratti Tat Tat, You got much better mileage than my teeny engine, except, of course, lately, it hasn't been using much gas at all. I've just got too many carburetors to get good mileage.
Not running yet. Kinda lost incentive after not getting to drive the Trail. Have been working on it but have had trials and tribulations. The last being broken water pump bolt, but at least I did get lucky and it left a stub sticking through the front cover that I was able to vise grip out. Ever try to find a 5/16 x 18, 6" socket head bolt? Even Copper State didn't have one. Ordered a couple from McMaster Carr, and then yesterday, Mesa Mike brought two of them over. Go figure. Still have to mount the water pump, alternator, distributor, plugs and valve covers. With the way my luck has been going, I certainly don't expect it to fire right off. I do have the timing gear marks aligned and the advance marked but since the engine has the wrong front cover/water pump combination, there's no way to see a timing mark. FoMoCo JOYS!