It's Alive !!!!!!!
The SA 406 came to life at 9:24 EST. Euphoria !! The last major hurdle towards completion (I hope !!) was cleared tonight. After 229 calls to Alan "The Cobra" and Lyle at SA, I worked all the rookie roadblocks out and the stimulating aroma of exhaust filled the garage. So far I have only found one leak, the fuel feed into the carb. I did not let it run long enough to open the thermostat so the water leak test is next. The carb is a little rough on idle but I assume that settles out once the engine gets to know me better.
Now, member advise is needed here. What obvious points on the engine and plumbing are notorious leak areas?
I close with my first initiation act; after shutting off the engine, I started the leak search. Well of course I climbed under the car and was astute enough to use the fender as leverage as I set out to check for oil leaks. In approximately .004 seconds my SEG (grin) turned into a sizzling sound as my upper arm rested comfortably on the header. I am now looking for advise on how to remove skin from the header.
I hope someone out there has a better story of hot header encounters to ease the dumb feeling that followed the burning feeling.
Thanks to all for the great advise.
Ric
427 SC Orange 406 FE from SA Tremec 600 #4279503