It was very gratifying to hear it start right away.
It could be close to a road test. But probably not for a while yet. I've got a lot of cleaning to do and also I need to get the harness all wrapped and re-installed.
I do believe that it has a weeping head or base gasket as well. Trying to decide what to do about that. First I need to get it all cleaned off to see where its coming from. I may do some spot painting on the frame most of it is stripped of wiring and such.
But at least I now know where I stand on whether it runs or not.
Cheers, Joe
Try loosening each stud nut a little, applying some penetrating oil in the well of the threads when loose and re-torquing to a max of 35 Ft.Lbs. in the proper order one at a time.
Also recheck the three 6mm bolts and torque them to 6.5 Ft.Lbs. AFTER you have done all of the stud nuts.
Also,
ADD a ground wire from the R/R mounting bolt to the battery (-) and
another from the battery (-) to one of the battery box mounting bolts.
I use 12ga. wire for the extra grounds myself.
She sounds good!
Eric