I filled the radiator, pushed it out into the driveway, put a gallon of gas in it, connected the battery, primed it with the electric fuel pump, got out the fire extinguisher, held my breath, and turned the key.
After 4 years, it fired on the first revolution of the crankshaft! I was stunned.
I let it run for a bit, until I noted that fluid was leaking out of the top of the radiator cap. Off to the auto store tomorrow to get a new cap. Everything else looked fine, but of course I wasn't able to get it properly warmed up with the leak. But a good start!
I recorded it with my ipad. Unfortunately, the audio has poor dynamic range, and all that lovely crackling sound of a hopped up V8 mopar was kinda dulled on the playback. Like a piano, you gotta hear it live!
