The Last Project - 1941 Chevrolet Truck

  Had part of the day to get on the 41 engine today. Although the audio is not bueno ( I forgot to Lav mic ' 'cause duh. )  The long version is : You Tube Link .  The short version is that the head cover is clean compared to may hoopty rides I have had, as are the valves and rockers and springs and pushrods.  I mean nothing bent broken nor are any showing signs of excessive wear.  Fuel pump and distributor came off clean as well as the oil filler - breather tube, side cover and head cover were cake.      

I had some time to see if the motor had loosened and it had not.  My brother Jim has a spare 235 fan but the 216 used a 1" hub center and the 235 is 5/8" so not gonna fly  Was looking at the situation more and saw that there are some Gribbley's in the engine compartment - battery tray I believe  - that I should probably address with the Shop Vac

 Welp its about 100F out side and my Covid is gone so it's time to get to the truck. The Engine code is a 216 Chevrolet from 1941 and I really want to see if I can free it up.  I was able to pull each plug - goodness knows I was sure they would be frozen and yank the threads from the head.... but the Mojo was good today and they were no tighter than a typical engine; 1/4 turn !  I am new to the little 5/8" Chevy plugs  - I am from MG and DeSoto and Ford so I was happy to use my 1990s Craftsman socket with new foam inside - neat o. I also scoped the bores and there is very little rust and no sign of carbon and the plugs actually look good; even though one is broken at the ceramic. MG was a lot worse so I'll take it. Honestly I am so happy to get on this and I appreciate the massive fenders that can hold tools and a 15" screen laptop and a lot of room.  I noticed the fan (and carb) are gone but that's okay. There is a "W" shaped crank shaft nut and I may a