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Beauford · 04-18-2017, 03:06 PM

Thanks to you kind gentlemen "Ole Rusty" came to life today. Question? What should outside head temp be around? I have a 160 thermostat but no gauge as of yet. I have some smoke coming off manifold but James (Dreamwerks) said it would smoke a little after the rebuild. I also oiled cylinders 1st before starting. I have 50/50 H2O and antifreeze. Need to fine tune her a little but sounds good.

It all came to life as I must had trash in carb which I cleaned really well and as Mitch stated and others about ground. Bought a 1 gauge cable and man that starter turns that new tight engine like a champ!

04-18-2017, 03:06 PM	#1
Beauford Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: VA Posts: 569	Success!!! Thanks to you kind gentlemen "Ole Rusty" came to life today. Question? What should outside head temp be around? I have a 160 thermostat but no gauge as of yet. I have some smoke coming off manifold but James (Dreamwerks) said it would smoke a little after the rebuild. I also oiled cylinders 1st before starting. I have 50/50 H2O and antifreeze. Need to fine tune her a little but sounds good. It all came to life as I must had trash in carb which I cleaned really well and as Mitch stated and others about ground. Bought a 1 gauge cable and man that starter turns that new tight engine like a champ!