Slow period continues

I am still on the lookout for the right drivetrain, but not having much luck. The guy in Ellisville was able to get going the truck that I tried to test drive two weeks ago, but barely. It died several times while we were testing it. All he had done was to brush off the battery terminals. It defintely helped as it was less needy of being jumped each time it died, but it did need jumping a couple of times. I did manage to drive it around his cul-de-sac twice, but it wanted to die so badly. There are just too many things that could be wrong. Bad starter, bad battery, bad alternator, bad ignition box, bad wires, bad gasoline, bad carburetor, bad timing. Too much for me to try to figure out, so I am taking a pass on it again. He will likely just donate it to charity at the end of the week. Too bad, since his paperwork was in order, and the transmission did seem okay.