My thanks to each of you for your input. I started it late yesterday after replacing a leaking water hose. It's still a little harder to start than it should be but it was easier than before. It also ran a little smoother and even fairly smooth but not like a V8 should. I still haven't burnt the oil off the exhaust manifolds yet so I'm not close to really trying it out.

I'm about settled on the fact that it's still trying to pass some bad gas. You know how troublesome that can be.

I've got to change the PS pump filter then we'll take a little trip down the mountain for a bath at the local car wash. I'll report back then.

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