Once again time has slipped away...I was able to get the engine put back together...so much easier than taking it apart! Everything went back into place without any hiccups. But Margaret and I were out there this past weekend for a bit. I re-timed the engine, put the plugs back in and we tried her, of course as my luck would have it nothing. Margaret had talked with her dad and brother when her brother was here visiting a couple of weeks ago. Doug came up with the conclusion that the exhaust might be clogged making it so the engine couldn't breathe. I'm working on trying to loosen the bolts that hold the exhaust to the manifold. At first I was a bit skeptical about the idea because the last owner said he had replaced the exhaust...but then realized that he probably didn't check everything above where he welded in the new exhaust. So we'll see...hopefully I'll be able to remove the bolts in the next couple of days. But in the mean time I'm going to move onto working underneath her.