First time engine test

[Swerve-Driver]

Ditto on having the fire extinguisher ready. I had flames lapping up the fire wall during the first startup of a new engine (flooded, gas dripping out headers caught fire) and it saved my skin.

It sounds like all the posts have pretty much covered all the possibilities.
Might also visually check the spark at at least 1 cylinder with a spare plug just to ensure its intensity. Sounds like a lot of work took place around the plugs/points/battery/wire harness area- just to be sure there is spark before cranking for a long period.

At any rate best of luck on the start-up. I personally prefer to wait until about 2:30am Sunday morning to perform this kind of work and have had excellent results doing it through open headers (just to keep the neighbors honest)! I believe they are secretly envious, but I could be wrong.

Will the '66 see the road this summer?

Best-
S-D