Well, I was actually going to give it a shot, but things just keep stacking up against me. Took a piece of all-thread and stabbed it down the oil drains to clear out the junk....pulled the distributor and looked into the valley, didn't look too bad, so I continued on. Took the thermostat housing off and pulled the thermostat out, then put a new gasket on and bolted it back on.
The dyno I use is a Stuska and the way the cart is made, short exhaust manifolds just won't clear the cart. So, I started to remove the manifolds and every single one is frozen....hahaha At this point, I just don't have the spare time to try to bust every bolt loose.
At least I tried...