After battling with snakes, rain, a leaky headgasket and other problems, I just decided to tear the engine down and do an overhaul. It only took a few hours to take it apart. I have always enjoyed tearing engines down, I just wish they went back together a little more easily. We had to be careful to put all the parts where they could be found and they are in many different boxes. Hopefully they will all be there when the rebuilding occurs.
Anyway, everything looked in good shape. No pitting, no scoring, just 40 years worth of dirt and gunk. A rebuild kit from Kanter, a classic car specialty shop, should fix the engine up nicely. Just purchased a set of rebuilt heads off of eBay, as there are not many machine shops around East Texas any more willing to redo a set of heads. Hopefully we'll have it up and rumbling again before Independence Day.
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