So I got the engine running. Everything was good, but the #4 cylinder was dead. I pulled the head to see what was going on and I'm glad I did as there were a lot of rust flakes in the coolant passages that I then cleaned out.
The problem was a tiny amount of rust on the exhaust valve stem that held the valve up off the seat a few thousandths. After filing the rust off the stem I had a good seal and the head went back on
Engine runs good now. It looks like the engine was rebuilt at some point as there is little to no ridge on the cylinder walls and everything is tight. Time to get some sheet metal back on the front. First I got rid of the clunky homemade plow frame.
I found a front frame stub at Hershey with good horns.
So after some fitting and trimming I had good frame horns.
Now it's time to see how the fenders and braces fit.
Then a radiator and headlight bar.
Then the headlights.
Next up, some wheels and tires.