01/31/02
	I called about a pickup truck I was interested in and he said he still had it.
	I went by the house to see if Scott was there. I was going to take him with me to see the truck. He wasn't there, so I went by myself. I ended up buying it. It is a 1953 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup. It doesn't run. It will take a lot to get it going. I paid $900.00 plus tax for it. I left it there because I was in the Blazer and couldn't tow it. I was going to rent a tow bar, but the guy that sold it to me told me he would loan me a dolly to tow it with. I went home.
	
02/01/02
	I left work and headed to get the pickup. I got there and went inside to talk to the guy. He told me to go on down and his guy would help me get it on the dolly. They pushed the dolly in front of the truck and I backed down to hook up to it. He used a come-a-long to pull the front onto the dolly. He strapped the front wheels down and we hooked up the lights and I was ready to roll.
	I made it home without incident. I parked in the driveway and took my lunchbox, briefcase and coat inside. I moved Scott's car and the boat. I moved Joan's rain gauge. By then, Scott's curiosity got the best of him and he came out to see what I was doing. He helped me unload the truck after I pulled into the back yard. He helped me put the stuff back that I had moved. We took some pictures of the truck.

02/02/02
	I left to take the dolly back to the guy that loaned it to me. I got there a little before the nine thirty time he said he opened. He wasn't open. I drove down the road and came back to the place and he still wasn't open. I went to the shopping center nearby and parked. There was a Burger King nearby, so I walked down to it. I had a cup of coffee. I went back to the place where I bought the truck. He was open, so I drove down to the back of the lot. He came down and helped me with the dolly. We talked for a few minutes and I left to go home. I ran into two traffic jams before I finally made it back to I-285. 

02/06/02
	I stopped at an auto parts store and purchased a set of valve stem covers and a gas tank cap for the '53 Chevy truck. The gas tank cap was too small. I will have to take it back. I put the valve stem covers on.

02/07/02
	I got on the Internet and looked at the site where Scott posted the pictures of the '53 pickup.

02/08/02
	I went to the site on the Internet where Scott had put the pictures of the truck and saved one of them to my hard drive. I made it my desktop. After I got home, I worked on the '53 Chevy for awhile. I cleaned the inside and got the seat to move back and forth.

02/13/02
	I took the carburetor to the parts store and ordered a gasket for it. It will be a day or two before it comes in.
	I started cleaning the carburetor after I got home. I told Scott I needed to change clothes before I ruined the ones I had on. I changed clothes and continued to clean it. I lubricated all the parts I could. I cleaned the intake manifold. I cleaned the studs. I put grease on the threads and ran the nuts down on them and backed them off a couple of times.
	I took the plugs out so we could turn the engine over by hand. It is not frozen, so that is good. Ha! The transmission was in gear, so Scott put it into neutral. I could turn it OK after that. I was trying to find the spot on the flywheel that is the timing mark. I think we found it.
	We quit playing with it and put the tools up.

02/15/02
	I went by the house after work and picked up two batteries that I had there. I went to the same store I bought the battery for the 1990 Chevrolet truck. I had a little trouble finding it. I thought it was farther out than it was. I finally found it. I purchased a battery for the 1953 Chevrolet truck.

02/16/02
	I called a parts store about a six-volt starter relay. They didn't have one, but they told me to call the warehouse. I called and they had one. I went to get it. They think a lot of it. I went ahead and bought it though. 
	I looked for a switch in the warehouse. I found one that I think would work. I found some two-wire rubber cord and got about ten feet of it. I got my tools out of the locker and wired up the switch and put connectors on the other end of the wire. I put everything up.
	After I got home, I changed clothes and worked on the "53 Chevy for awhile. I put the carburetor on it. I went to the parts place trying to find a filter. He didn't have one, but he looked in a book on performance parts. He measured the thing and I think he found something I can use. I ordered it anyway. I went home and put some oil into each of the cylinders through the spark plug hole.

02/19/02
	I went by the parts place and picked up the filter I had ordered. I went home and checked to see if it would fit. It will be OK even though it is not the filter I really need.

03/04/02
	I changed my mind and decided to switch to a twelve-volt system on the truck. I left work and went to the battery place and asked if I could swap the six-volt battery I bought a couple of weeks ago for a twelve-volt battery. He swapped with me and didn't charge any extra. I thought they would charge me a little for the swap. I was thrilled that they didn't. I took it home and stored it in the out building.

03/07/02
	I worked on the '53 Chevy. Scott came home and I got him to go get a bit that would fit the screw holding the ignition switch on the dash. I managed to get one screw out, but I couldn't get to the other with the pliers. I filled the parts washer with mineral spirits while he was gone. I turned the pump on and washed the distributor assembly. Scott came back with the bit. I was surprised he found one. I took the other screw out and disconnected the wires on the switch. I put the oil drain plug back in. I filled the oil pan with oil. I installed the distributor. I moved a ground wire from one hole on the frame to another. I pulled two wires out, one because it is not needed and the other one because it is broken and I have to get another one. I cleaned up and was going to quit when I remembered the door handle. I filed the groves so the handle would go on. I had to borrow Scott's screwdriver to run the setscrew in far enough. Scott and I put the tools up.

03/08/02
	I went to a locksmith and left the switch from the '53 Chevy. I went to a junkyard to look for some parts for the '53 Chevy. I found a truck with the starter still on it. I didn't get it because I didn't know if it would hold up with 12 volts. I found a mid-sixties truck with the coil still on it. I didn't buy anything.

03/11/02
	I went out and began to try to jack up the '53 Chevy. Scott came out and helped me after a few minutes. We took the left rear wheel off because it is the only original wheel. I weighed it three times and the bathroom scales said it weighed 41 pounds. Scott put the wheel back on while I put the scales up. I needed the weight to find out what the shipping cost would be for some wheels I wanted to buy.

03/12/02
	I went to the local Mail Boxes, Etc. and got an estimate of how much it would cost to ship some wheels and tires from a town in Colorado to my house. He gave me a rough estimate. I came back by the post office and purchased a money order to send for the wheels and tires. I came back to the office and typed a letter to the guy I'm buying the tires from and filled out the money order. I put them in the envelope and put a stamp and return address sticker on it.

03/12/02
	I got an e-mail from the guy I sent the money order to and he told me he has already traded the wheels and tires to someone else. I hope he sends my money order back!

03/14/02
	The locksmith called me and I thought he had the keys ready. I went down there and had to wait while he made the key. I had him make a couple of extras. After I got home I tried the keys I had made for the ignition on the '53 Chevy on the other locks and they wouldn't work. I guess the ignition had been changed.

03/15/02
	I was over at the plant maintenance area. I saw Fred Sanders and I told him the next time he was close, to stop by the office and I would show him pictures of the '53 Chevy. Mike Forester was there and he gave me some pointers on what to do. He has a '59 truck. After I came back to the office, I sanded the breather for the '53 Chevy. I took a hammer and straightened it out a little. 

03/18/02
	I left work and headed to the junkyard. I took the starter off the truck in the junkyard. The man in the office told me he wanted $20 for the starter at first. I said $20?!! He looked at again and said "Gimme $10. I paid him and started to leave. I went back and asked what he wanted for the running board. He said $10. Ralph needs a running board.

03/19/02
	I talked to Ralph and told him I had the starter. We went out to the truck and I gave it to him and he put it in his truck. He is going to rebuild it for me.
	I called Mike and then went over to their work area to get the truck magazines he had told me about. I talked with him and Rick for awhile. I brought the magazines and the catalogs back to the shop. I changed clothes after I got home and tried putting the battery in the '53 Chevy. It was too big. I put the battery in the Blazer. I got the receipts and will try to get a smaller battery. I got the mail out of the box and I had a letter from the guy I sent the money order to, so I assumed he had returned it.

03/20/02
	I had opened the letter from the guy expecting to see the money order, but he had sent a personal check. I went to the bank and cashed it. I went to the NAPA warehouse after work and returned the 6-volt solenoid and bought a 12-volt coil. They didn't have any spark plug wires, so I went on to Voltex and swapped the battery I had for a smaller one. I stopped at Pep Boys on the way home and bought a set of plug wires. 

03/27/02
	I got on the Internet and searched for a water pump for the '53 Chevy. I found one at NAPA. They sure do think a lot of it.

03/28/02
	I went NAPA and bought a water pump and a fan belt. I went home and changed clothes. I pulled the water pump off the '53 Chevy. I tried to match it with the new one and the holes didn't match. I put the new one back in the box and put the old one back on the truck. I installed the new belt. At least it fit.

04/02/02
	I looked through a catalog I brought from home. I didn't see anything I needed. I called the company to see if they carried any exhaust parts for the '53 Chevy. She said she didn't know, but they had a special order department that I could call and they would try to find parts. I thanked her and hung up. I may call later when I need them. Right now, I'm trying to get it running.
	I saw Ralph later and he told me he had the starter rebuilt, but he was waiting for the switch and the band that goes around it. He said the starter works great. That is good news. I hope the parts come in soon. We talked for a few minutes about the motor and the radiator. I went by NAPA and returned the water pump because it wouldn't fit.

04/08/02
	I saw Ralph and I asked if he had thought about bringing the starter. He told me he had. He was putting water into his scooter. He took a break when the container emptied and went out to his truck and got it for me.	I took it home and stored it in the barn.

04/14/02
	I read the catalog of Chevy parts and how to change a 216 motor to a 235. I also read how to convert to a 12-volt system.

04/15/02
	Scott wanted to move the 1953 Chevy onto the patio. I told him to have at it. Scott and Wendy cleaned the patio off. I finished supper and was going to change clothes when Scott came in and wanted me to take the truck out of gear. I finished changing clothes and went to help. He told me the emergency brake was on and that was the problem. I helped Scott and Wendy push the truck onto the patio. I helped put the stuff back on the patio.

04/19/02
	I changed clothes after I got home from work and began working on the '53 Chevy. I installed the starter. The linkage worked OK, but I'll have to get a spring. The gear seemed to mesh with the flywheel OK. The picture in the book showed a fitting I didn't have. I made one out of a fender washer. It took me longer than I had planned. I worked on it until nine o'clock.

04/20/02
	I went to Home Depot looking for a spring. They didn't have one. I went to two hardware stores before I found one. I stopped at an auto parts store to get a 2" hose clamp. They didn't have one, so I had to go to another one to get one.	I went home, ate supper and changed clothes. I started working on the truck. I had to modify the fender washer I put on yesterday. The spring worked very well. I had to move the ground wire from the frame to the engine out of the way. Scott helped me. We routed the new battery cable from the battery compartment to the starter. I put the battery in and Scott cranked the engine while I watched. I cranked it a little also. I put the tools up.

04/21/02
	I piddled with the truck for a few minutes. I found out that the bracket I had made for it wouldn't work. I had to come up with a new plan. I hope it works.

04/22/02
	I cut the pieces for the bracket. I got Al McClure to weld it for me. I drilled the holes in it and got them off a little. I had to modify the holes a little. After I got home,	I began to work on the '53 Chevy. I put the coil on the motor. I hope it will work out O.K. I was tired by then, so I put my tools up.

04/23/02
	I got Bill Glover to thread a piece of pipe for me. He put threads on it that are the same as the spark plug. I plan to use it to determine the compression stroke on the #1 cylinder.

04/24/02
	I piddled with the truck for a few minutes. Scott and I got it to the top dead center on the number 1 cylinder. I've got to figure out the rotation of the distributor and clean and set the points. I can then install the plug wires and wire it so I can attempt to start it. I hope it will start.

05/17/02
	I called a guy about two wheels for the '53 Chevy. We agreed to meet at the Waffle House at ten thirty. I was there ahead of time. He was late. He may have got caught in traffic. I measured the wheels to make sure they were 16" wheels. I paid him for them. They were $20 dollars apiece. I took them home and stored them in the barn.

05/18/02
	I went home and changed clothes. I took my toolbox out to the patio and began to work on the '53 Chevy truck. I took the bracket for the coil off and filed the holes so it wouldn't fit so tight. I pulled the distributor out. I took the points out and filed them down. They were pitted. I lubricated and adjusted the points. I put the distributor back in and started wiring it. I put a temporary ignition switch on it. I ran a wire from the coil to the distributor. I installed the plug wire set. 
	Scott cranked it while I poured gasoline into the carburetor. It fired a couple of times. I got the can of starter fluid and finally got it to fire. I kept it running for about a minute squirting starter fluid in the carburetor. I think Scott was more excited than I was that we had it running. I was thrilled myself. The next thing I've got to work on is the fuel system, now that I've got the electrical part working.	We put the tools up.

05/23/02
	When I got home from work, I changed clothes and began to work on the 1953 Chevy. I cleaned out the gas line from the gas tank to the fuel pump. It was full of dirt on one end. I blew it out with the air gun. I put some gas in the gas tank and got it to flowing to the fuel pump. I connected the line to the fuel pump. I cleaned out the line going from the fuel pump to the carburetor. I cranked the engine and tried to pump some gas. It wouldn't pump. After a few more attempts, I took the pump off. It is completely gone. I will have to try to get one tomorrow. I connected the battery charger to the battery so it will recharge. I've been using it quite a bit and don't want it to run down.

05/24/02
	I went to NAPA and purchased a fuel pump for the 1953 Chevrolet truck. I changed clothes after I got home. I installed the fuel pump. Scott cranked the engine and it pumped the gas OK. I installed the inline filter. Scott and I hooked up the throttle linkage and the choke linkage. I threw the switch and Scott cranked the engine. We let it run for a short time, since it doesn't have water in it.

05/25/02
	I went to the hardware store and purchased a spring. I went home, changed clothes and installed the spring on the throttle linkage on the '53 Chevy. I cranked it and let it run for about a minute.

05/28/02
	I talked to Ralph about a problem I was having with the truck. I purchased some clamps and a piece of hose to put on the cooling system. I messed with the truck for a few minutes after I got home. 

05/29/02
	I went outside and took a fitting off the carburetor on the '53 Chevy truck. I made some measurements and then took another part off. I put some cable ties around the radiator to keep it away from the fan. I'll try to find something to make a vacuum line from the carburetor to the distributor. I put the tools up.

05/30/02
	I went to the hardware store and bought the parts I needed to make a vacuum line for the old truck. I went home and changed clothes. I installed the vacuum line. Scott and I put the hoses on. I started putting water into the radiator. Water started going everywhere. I stopped putting in the water. The freeze plugs had holes in them and the head gasket was leaking. We worked on getting the freeze plugs out. It was a job, but we finally got them out. We put the tools up.

05/31/02
	I took all the hoses and other stuff off the truck that was in the way. They needed removing in order to remove the head. I began by taking the rocker arm assembly off. I loosened all the bolts on the head except for two. Scott got those. We got a piece of cardboard and Scott punched holes in it and put the head bolts into them as I gave them to him. He tagged the push rods and removed them. I lifted up one side of the head and it broke loose. Scott got a piece of particleboard out of the barn. I raised one side of the head and he put the board under it. I moved the head around so it would be on the board. I tied a strap to it and while Scott pulled on the strap, I pushed and we got it out on the fender. We picked it up and set it in the barn. We cleaned the block surface and the head. We discovered that the wrong gasket had been put on it. No wonder it was leaking like a sieve! After we cleaned for awhile, we put up the tools. 

06/01/02
	I went home, changed clothes and took the tools outside. I put the freeze plugs into the engine. Scott came back and started helping me. He cleaned the head while I was cleaning the block. We were using the air when I discovered a problem with the hose. I went to Home Depot and Handy Hardware looking for a part. I couldn't find one. I came home and ate supper. I went to Lowe's. I had bought the compressor there, so I thought they might have it. They didn't. I bought some parts to reengineer the thing and went home. I wasn't but a few minutes before I had it going. 
	I used a strap to tie the head to a 2 x 4. I was planning to lift one end and let Scott lift the other and we would sit the head on the block. Scott thought we needed someone to guide it. I went to get Joan. She wanted to lift one end and let me guide it. We had some problems, but we got it on top of the block. Scott and I put the bolts back in and put the correct torque on them. 

06/03/02
	I changed clothes and started working on the truck when I got home. I put the rocker assembly back on and cleaned the holes for the screws that hold the push rod cover in place.

06/07/02
	I changed clothes and Scott and I worked on the truck. We filled it with water and cranked it. We let it run for awhile. 

06/18/02
	I worked on the truck for awhile. I took the lower radiator loose and let the rusty water out. I took the part that holds the thermostat off. I took it apart. I'm going to replace the lower half with a GMC part that has an outlet on the driver's side. I took the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold off because I'm replacing the exhaust manifold with headers. I took the manifolds apart. I put the tools back in the house.

06/19/02
	I went to the parts store and bought a thermostat for the truck. I bought some gasket material to make a gasket that they didn't have.

06/21/02
	I took the toolbox outside. I took the old water pump off and cleaned the block. I installed the new water pump. I was doing OK until I took the return heater hose fitting off the old pump and started to put it on the new pump. The hole in the new pump is larger. I will have to get a bushing. I made a gasket for the GMC thermostat housing. I bolted it to the block. I installed the thermostat and put the top part on. The gasket for it came with the thermostat. I got the intake manifold and the exhaust headers out of the barn and looked at them on the table. I put the rear one in place on the block. I will have to do some major redesign on the throttle linkage. I should have stuck with the stock manifold. Ha! It wouldn't be fun without the problems (opportunities!). I put all the parts in the barn and put the toolbox inside the house.

06/22/02
	My pipefitter buddy gave me some fittings for the water pump. I found two plugs for the holes in the headers. I changed clothes after I got home and started working on the truck. I put the fitting into the water pump. I put the pulley and the fan blade back on. I had to adjust the fan blade so it wouldn't hit the harmonic balancer. I reinstalled the fan belt and adjusted it with Scott's help. I cleaned the block as well as I could. I quit and put the tools up.

06/23/02
	After the race was over, I went outside and began to work on the truck. I plugged up the feed for the barn and turned the air compressor on. I used it to blow out some holes. I poured the parts from the container out on the floor of the barn. I was looking for the parts that came off the manifolds. I think I'm missing one bolt. I think I found all the other parts. I put some anti-seize on the plugs and installed them in the headers. I cleaned the block and brushed it with a wire brush. I began to clean the intake manifold. I was having problems with it. Scott suggested I use the wire brush. I got the drill out and he found the brush in the toolbox. After brushing for awhile, I heard thunder and looked for the source. It was a bad cloud that had sneaked up from the East. I rushed to put everything up, but I still got wet.

06/24/02
	I started working on the truck trying to get the parts cleaned so I could put the intake manifold and the headers on. I cleaned the boltholes I didn't get to the last time I cleaned. I found a bolt I could make a guide pin for the front of the head. I tightened it up and was going to cut it off with a hacksaw. Scott thought I should use a tool that I had bought some time ago, but I hadn't used. We got it out and finally figured out how to attach the cutting tool. I started cutting and the sparks flew. They penetrated my glove and burned my hand. It did it so quick; I didn't have time to stop before it burned me. I took a file and filed the burrs off the bolt. It made a good guide for the headers. I put everything up and drained the air out of the air tank. I got two of the bolts that hold the manifolds on. I need to try to find one of each. One is short and the other is long and I don't know which is missing. 

06/25/02
	I found a short bolt that is the right size. The long bolt I found was a little long. I ground it down on a belt sander to the correct length. I picked up some lock washers while I was at it.

06/28/02
	While I was on the Internet, I placed an order for the intake manifold rings, a choke cable and a throttle cable.

07/02/02
	I went to NAPA on Peachtree Industrial in Norcross and purchased a gasket for the truck.

07/04/02
	I tinkered with the truck for a few minutes. I was trying to figure out a way to make a new linkage for the throttle. The original would go where the new header is going. I will have to make a piece that will work.

07/05/02
	I found some rod that is the same diameter as the linkage rod that I took off the truck. I brought it back to the robot lab. I cut and bent a piece that I hope will work. I cut three other pieces that I can use to make another one if this one doesn't work. I put the pieces in the truck.
	The intake rings, choke and throttle cables that I ordered came in the mail after I got home.

07/08/02
	I mounted the intake manifold and the rear header on the head temporarily so I could check out the throttle linkage part I made. It didn't work, so I spent quite a bit of time trying to get it bent into a shape that would work. I finally got it to where I think it will work. I quit and put up the tools.

07/09/02
	I got Al McClure to weld a piece on the linkage I made. I'll have to file it smooth and drill a hole in it and in both ends of the part. I hope it works OK.

07/18/02
	The wheels I bought from the guy in York, Pennsylvania came after I got home. I opened the packages and he sent an extra wheel. It is quite rusty, but I think it could be usable. I don't really need it, but I might be able to swap it for something. There were two GMC and one Chevrolet hubcaps and two inter tubes in the box also. Scott and I put the wheels and hubcaps in the loft of the barn. 
	I drilled a hole in the other end of the throttle linkage part that I had to make. I filled the ends smooth. I filled the piece that Al welded for me and drilled a hole in it. I filled the burrs off and put the spring on it.
	I took the manifolds off. I found a plug in the rear of the block. I took it out and tried to clean it out. I though it was the drain for the block. All I could get to come out was sludge type stuff. I still don't know if it is the drain. I blew air into the hole. I took a hose and filled the block with water. There still wasn't any coming out. There is another plug I'm going to try some other time. I put the manifolds in the barn and put the tools up.

07/22/02
	I took the tools outside and started working on the truck. I put the plug back in the hole near the flywheel housing. I'm sure that is the one that drains the block. It is stopped up with gunk though. I took the smaller plug out and ran a rod into it. I think it goes into the oil area. I put it back. I cleaned the head. I cleaned the intake manifold. I put the new plate on the intake manifold and attached the fittings. I torqued them and almost gave it too much torque. I hope I didn't bend it and cause it to leak. I put the intake rings into the head. I put the gaskets on the head. Scott helped me install the intake manifold. We installed the throttle linkage part that I fabricated. We had to make an adjustment to it to make it work. I just hope it will clear the exhaust header when I install it. We quit and put up the tools.

07/28/02
	I took the tools outside and began working on the truck. I put the radiator Ralph gave me into position. It looks like it would fit OK. I put it in the back of the Blazer. I'll take it to the radiator shop tomorrow.
	I started looking for some bolts and washers I could use to install the radiator. There was a container of bolts, nuts and washers that were in the cab of the truck when I bought it. I found enough to install it. I put them in a plastic snack bag with a note in it. I had emptied a nut container a couple of days ago. I poured the stuff into it and threw the old container away. It was broken. I put the new one in the barn.
	I started working on installing the front header. It was a pain. I didn't take the bolts out of the old one, so I didn't know how they went back. There were only two holding it in place. I had to experiment with different combinations of bolts and brackets. I think I finally found a combination that will work. At lease, I hope it will. I snuggled everything up good. I quit. I will work on the rear header another day.

07/29/02
	I left the radiator that Ralph gave me at the radiator shop to be repaired.

07/30/02
	I took the toolbox outside and began working on the truck. I was planning to put the rear header on. I discovered that the plate I put on the intake manifold so I could run water through it was sticking out from the manifold and pinching the throttle linkage between it and the header. I removed the header.
	I took the plate off and using a hacksaw I cut a piece out of the edge of it 1/4 " wide and 1 " long. I filed it smooth. I decided that since I had it off, I would check to see if it was flat. I think I put too much torque on the bolts when I put it on. I got a piece of fine sandpaper and put it on the workbench in the barn. I started sliding the plate back and forth on it. I looked at it and I could tell it was warped a little. I got coarser sandpaper and started sanding with it. It was working fairly well. I was getting close when a thunderstorm came up. I quit and put the tools up.

08/02/02
	I took the toolbox outside. Scott had already opened the barn doors. I finished sanding the plate for the intake manifold. As I was installing it, I decided the fitting that was at a forty five-degree angle might work better if it was ninety degrees instead. I took it off and changed the fitting. I put the plate back on.
	I started installing the rear header. The throttle linkage was still binding. I got a flashlight and looked at it. The bottom of the header was causing it to bind. I took the header off. I took the linkage off. I was going to try to redo it, but I decided to try to make another one. I put the header in place to make sure it would be OK. It looked good. I took it off and put it in the barn. I put the stuff up and took the toolbox back in the house. I will try to make a piece for the throttle linkage the next time I get time to work on it.

08/05/02
	I got the radiator from the radiator shop and took it home and put it in the barn.

08/24/02
	I took the tools out to the picnic table. I raised the hood on the truck and began to work on it. I had to find a way to make the throttle linkage work when the header was installed. I made a number of changes to the linkage. Each time, it just wouldn't work right. I kept working on it until it finally worked.
	The header kept hitting the plate I had to install on the intake manifold for the water to circulate through it. I took it off and ground it down some. I put it back on. It was better, but the header was still binding on something and wouldn't tighten up against the head. 
	I was getting frustrated, so I broke for lunch. Later in the afternoon, I started working on it again. I took a mirror and looked at the place where the header was binding on the plate. I discovered that the water fitting was keeping the header from going into place. I took a 1/4 " extension and put inside the fitting and turned it enough so the header would clear it.
	The spring on the linkage was rubbing against the header, so I knew I would have to do something about that. I went to the hardware store and bought a fender washer and a shorter spring. I drilled a hole in the fender washer for the spring. I cut the end of the spring and bent it so I could put it in the hole. I replaced the lower washer on the linkage with the fender washer and hooked the spring under the oil pan. It seemed to work OK. The linkage is clear of the header and the header tightened up against the head when I tightened the bolts that hold it on. I put all the tools up and quit.

08/27/02
	I stopped at Advance Auto Parts and bought some clamps for the heater hoses on the way home.

09/09/02
	I took the tool tray out of the toolbox and placed it on the picnic table on the patio. I began to work on the truck. I put the old radiator in place and strapped it in. I hooked up the hoses. I started installing the heater hoses. I ran one from the water pump to the intake manifold heater. I ran one from the heater to the intake of the water pump. I didn't have time to install the one from the intake heater to the heater. I quit because it was getting too dark. Scott came home while I was working and he helped me. We put up the tools.

10/03/02
	I installed the other heater hose. I took the rod that goes from the fender to the firewall off. I thought I had a couple of them, but the rods I have are for something else. It is broken, so it wasn't doing any good. I'll ask my millwright buddy to try to repair it. I hope he can. I reconnected the fuel and vacuum lines to the carburetor. It should be ready to put water back in it and try to crank it.

10/05/05
	I filled the radiator with water. I left it full.

10/06/02
	I took the tool tray out to the picnic table. Scott came out to help me. I had to put a lot of water into the radiator. We found a couple of leaks. I hooked up the choke cable. We tried cranking it several times spaying starter fluid into the carburetor. It would hit a lick or two and quit. I went to the filling station and got some gas. I came back and Scott put two gallons into the truck. We tried cranking it again and it cranked. We let it run for awhile. The headers sounded good without mufflers. Ha! It stopped for some reason and we put the tools up and quit. We hooked up the battery charger. 

10/12/02
	Scott and I worked on the truck for a few minutes. I was trying to bend the rod that Al welded for me when I broke it. Scott and I took the other one off. I hope I can get Al to weld it again. I wanted the other rod so he will have a pattern. We quit working on it.

10/24/02
	I took the tool tray outside and put it on the picnic table. I took the drain plug out of the radiator on the truck. After it finished draining, I put the drain plug back into the radiator. I poured the bottle of stuff that is supposed to clean the cooling system into the radiator. I refilled it with water.
	I cranked the truck and let it run for awhile. I made the mistake of taking the cap off the radiator to check the water level. The thermostat opened and water shot out of the radiator. I poured more water into it, but before I could get the cap back on, the thermostat opened again and blew water out of the radiator. I poured water back into it. I couldn't find the cap. It was on a bag of topsoil and it blended in with the colors. I finally saw it. I finally put it back on the radiator. I let the truck run a few minutes longer and then I shut it off.
	I put the two rods that go between the firewall and the fenders back on. I had the file the one that Al McClure welded for me. I filed one of the holes a little because it had some weld in it. I had to file it flat on both sides so the washer would fit flat and the other side would fit to the firewall. 
	I put the wires out of the way of the hood and quit. I closed the hood and put up the tools.

10/29/02
	I took the tool tray outside and put it on the picnic table. I raised the hood on the truck. I began trying to take the rear water plug out of the block. I had a heck of a time getting it out. I don't remember tightening it that tight. I had to use another wrench as a cheater bar. I finally got it out. There was very little water that trickled out. I was expecting it to run out. I stuck a screwdriver into the hole and that didn't help.
	I plugged up the power to the barn. I turned on the air compressor and took the hose out to the truck. I took the long nozzle from the barn and pushed the end into the hole. I turned on the air. Water shot out of the radiator. It began to come out of the hole and then quit. I put the air to it again and this time it began to flow. I took the garden hose and stuck it into the radiator and kept putting water into it until clear water was coming out of the drain hole.
	I put the plug back into the hole. I decided to go through the whole process again, so I went to the parts store and bought another bottle of the cleaning fluid. I came back and put it into the radiator. I filled it with water. I cranked the engine and let it run for ten minutes.
	While it was running, I tie wrapped the wires up out of the way. I've been moving them around each time I've worked on it. I also tied up the hoses that I had to take loose when I took the braces out. 
	Scott came out after I cranked the engine. I guess he heard it running. Ha! I started putting the hoses and the power cord for the barn. I shut the engine off when the ten minutes were up. Scott helped me take the tools into the house.

10/30/02
	I took the tool tray outside and put it on the picnic table. I raised the hood on the truck and began to work on it. I took the block drain plug out and let all the water drain out. I put the garden hose in the radiator and turned it on. I let it run until the water coming out of the block was clear. I took the drain out of the radiator and let it run until it was clear. I cranked the engine so the clean water could run through the heater hoses. I let it run until the water was clear again. I shut the engine off. I flushed it for awhile longer and turned the water off.
	I took the radiator off. I put the plug back in it. I got the radiator that I had the new core put into out of the barn. I began to install it. Scott came out. I needed help, so he helped me. He suggested we try to put the bolts into the bottom holes first. I was willing to try anything, so we did. After a lot of twisting and prying, we finally got all the bolts in.
	I wanted to put new radiator hoses on it, so I went to the parts place I thought would be more likely to have them. I went to NAPA. They didn't have them. I went back to the house and put the block drain plug back into the block. I quit working on the truck. Scott and I put the tools up.

11/01/01
	I went to the NAPA store at the warehouse hoping they would have the radiator hoses I needed. They had the upper one, but the lower on had too small a diameter. I purchased the upper one.
	I stopped at the Pep Boys store on the way home they didn't have one either. I don't know where I will find one.

11/03/02
	I took the lower radiator hose with me to the Advance Auto Parts store. They didn't have one. I asked if he had the flexible hoses. He said he did. He kept looking for something that would match the one I had. He couldn't find one, so he told me to come into the back and look for a flexible one. We found one I thought I could use. It was raining when I got back to the house, so I put it in the cab of the truck. I'll try to install it later.

11/04/02
	I took the tool tray out to the picnic table. I raised the hood and began to work on the truck. I installed the heater hoses. I took the rear section of the rocker arm assembly off. I took it to the table in the barn and took it apart. I used the parts washer to clean all the parts. The tube was stopped up. I finally got it cleaned up. I reassembled that section and partially installed it. 
	I took the front section off and disassembled it. I cleaned it the same way. I found that the plug that is supposed to go into one end was missing. I discovered that one of the tubes had been installed with the oil holes up and the other with the oil holes down. I don't know which way they are supposed to be. I took the rear section back off. I cleaned the piece that goes in the middle. After I finished with the cleaning, I put the tools up and locked the barn.

11/07/02
	Bill Glover made a plug for the tube. I changed clothes when I got home and started working on the truck. I took a wood block and put it on top of the plug. I hit it with a hammer and it went right in. I think it will be OK. I put the rear section of the rocker arm assembly in and then assembled the front section. I put it in and slowly ran the bolts down as I guided the push rods into place. I used the torque wrench to finish tightening the bolts.
	I put a mixture of anti-freeze and water into the radiator. I sprayed some starter fluid into the carburetor. I cranked it. It fired right up and ran OK, so I guess the push rods were OK. I let it run until it got up to temperature. I shut it off. I couldn't see any leaks in the motor compartment. The heater core was leaking inside the cab though. It wasn't leaking before I used the cleaning solution, so I guess it cleaned out the hole. Ha! I'll have to work on that. I quit working on it and Scott and I put up the tools.

11/08/02
	I took the tool tray outside and put it on the picnic table. I raised the hood on the truck and began to work on it. I drained the anti-freeze/coolant from the radiator. I took the heater hoses loose from the heater. I put a pipe nipple between them. I put the anti-freeze/coolant back into the radiator. I took the heater out of the truck. 
	I took the heater core out of the housing. I put the parts in a zip lock bag and labeled it. I read in the manual about adjusting the valves. I decided I needed to talk to Ralph again before I attempted it. Scott and I put the tools up and I put the parts in the barn.

11/11/02
	I took the tool tray outside and put it on the picnic table. I raised the hood and began to work on the truck. I took the valve cover off. I took a squirt can and put some oil into the hole on the rocker arms. I cranked the truck and let it run for awhile to get warm.
	I began to try to adjust the valves. It is hard to keep a screwdriver on a screw that is moving. I think I got two valves adjusted. I had problems with the third and I finally gave up and quit. 
	I shut the engine off and put the valve cover back on. I closed the hood. I put the stuff I got out of the barn back in it. I put the tool tray back into the toolbox.

11/21/02
	I already had the tools out because I was working on the Oldsmobile. I raised the hood and began to work on the truck. My intention was to try to adjust the valves. I checked the anti-freeze/coolant and it was lower than I had anticipated. I knew some had come out, but I thought it had come out of the overflow tube when it was hot. I snuggled up all the clamp screws. 
	I decided to install an anti-freeze/coolant recovery system. I put the tools and stuff in the barn and closed the door. I went to the parts store and purchased a recovery system. I came back and began to install it. I had a hard time finding a place to put it. I kept bending the wires on the basket trying to get it to fit some place. I finally got it like I thought I wanted it. I marked the spot and drilled a couple of pilot holes for the screws. I mounted it. It didn't fit like it should. I had to make more adjustments to the wires. I finally got the basket mounted. I put the bottle into the basket and hooked up the tubes. I put more antifreeze/coolant into the radiator and put some into the bottle. It was dark by then, so I put the tools up and quit working on it.