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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3398467" data-attributes="member: 15054">One good thing about those old carbureted engines is that it only takes 3-4 wires to make it fire up and less than 6 wires to make it run and charge the battery.Rest of the stuff is lights and ac and gauges.We had let an old Ford truck sit for over a decade near a barn under a tree.NO rats!It actually fired up with some gas poured down the carb and a good battery.Lifters clattered until it sucked some oil up and it ran on the15 year old gas that was in it.Tires were buried in the soil up to the rims from sitting so long but that old 4X4 pulled right out of it.390" with a 2 barrel and granny 4 speed.I say pop the hood and take a look. I always loved my Oldsmobiles.I had a bunch of them  engines 350's 455's and 403 engines.</blockquote>