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Hard to check compression on these old Kohlers because of the ACR (automatic compression release} design. If it where me and especially since you have head gaskets on hand I would remove head and clean everything up (decarb) good and adjust valves while I was at it. Even if it is wore pretty bad, they will run if you've got fuel, fire and compression. More than lik;y will require a carb cleaning/rebuild and I reccomend replacing all fuel line and filters. The last time I went through this the fuel pump was full of trash also. If your not worried about keeping absolutely original an electric fuel pump is a great upgrade.

That's pretty much what I was thinking. You could also do a DPST between the horn and the ignition coil. Cranking the engine wouldn't let it start, but it would blow the horn pretty good.

Finished my front weight set today.

Short version of long story. Some years ago we had our plain vanilla minivan stolen from in front of our house. Why? The thieves put it to use on a crime spree (using stolen license plates) robbing airbags and catalytic converters all over the NYC Bronx borough. With its nondescript appearance, the sliding door, and no rear seats, they could pull up next to a target vehicle, jump out, get the goods, jump back in, and be off surprisingly quickly. Some months later (after insurance had paid off). it was “recovered” because of bystanders calling police due to the 15 yo driver’s sideswiping several parked cars and crashing!

Man, we've got some bad ju ju going on in our Mo. location. Earlier this year, we had a sewer backup in the basement. Clearing that,we discovered a broken sewer pipe. Repairing the pipe required removing 1/2 of the deck. Next trip, I discovered that the air conditioner compressor had died - it is late enough in the year that this does not need immediate attention. This trip, the '72 Chevy truck does not start. 0 volts on the battery. Installed a new battery. Still no action with the key. Then it hits me. I found the driver's door unlatched and the vent windows open when I walked up to the truck - odd, I was pretty sure I had closed it up a month ago the last time I used it. Then I noticed some speaker wires hanging that didn't used to. A closer look revealed 4 wires with spade connectors hanging under the dash. Right behind the ignition switch. The engine cranked when I bumped 2 of them together. SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY TRUCK! That truck does not start right up after sitting idle for a while. I know the starting procedure, so I'll bet the attempted thief cranked the battery dead and didn't get it started. I've got to wire the ignition switch back up. Then I'll move the truck next to the house and implement some things to make it harder to steal. Yup, I filed a police report. They won't be able to do anything, but they said they would increase patrols through our neighborhood. Description and plate number are in their records now.