Daily update

Tues, Mar 8.  Finished the exhaust hookup for the dyno.  The motor started without a hitch!  We set the timing and warmed it up a bit but heard a noisy rocker assembly.  Pulled the valve cover and reset both valves on #5.  I either missed them previously or they both came loose.  Got it back together and started right up again.  Ran super smooth.  Ran one pull on the dyno after it was warmed up and the freeze plug just below the water pump blew out!  Another flood!  After vaccuming up the water, we pulled the thermostat out, ran a compression test to be sure a head gasket hadn't blown.  HP on that short pull was right around 150.  Still less than I anticipated but the motor runs so good and sounds excellent so I can't complain.  Spotted another issue with a leaking rear main seal.  I'll have to fix that before the motor goes in the car.  Also need to check the pulley sizes of the 216 balancer and water pump and compare them to the 235.