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Oil in the cylinders, fresh oil and filter, fresh plugs, rotor, cap, and points if it has points. Fresh gas. Prime the oil pump and fire it up.




And check the timing chain for slack- with distributor cap off grip both sides of fan belt above crank pulley and rotate in oposite direction of crank rotation while watching for rotor movement. The OEM cam timing gear may still be in there and will fall apart, nylon teeth on aluminum hub.