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Those coins also means the head hasn’t over heated since the last work was done. They’re there as a warranty on their work. Over heat the heads and the coins fall off. Cheers Bennie

I got the pump to work! It was the fuel pump relay under driver side dash. Swapped it with my other car and it started up.

Main bearings and their oil clearance and alignment of the crankshaft. When you pull the pistons make sure they go back into the same hole. The FSM has good info and pictures on the piston rings and checking the end gap of the compression ring in the cylinder.

I got a pump un stuck. Didn't take as much as I thought it might, but this could vary depending on how crummy the fuel was, etc... 10,000uF charged to 15V connected to the pump with less than 2 feet of total wire. [Low resistance is part of how to get a big impulse of energy in a short time] This pump didn't run when I had tested it with straight 12V a year or so ago. Using the capacitor, I could have gone to 24, 36, or even higher. The shortness of the pulse would limit the heat to avoid burning out a winding, But the short burst of higher voltage would give it a bigger kick of torque momentarily.

Thank you guys for chiming in. I like the USMB and prefer its purpose over Facebook. Not that I don't use FB but that's a social platform, as far as I'm concerned. The USMB is a learning place, with great resources and knowledgeable people. I was just curious as to how many sign-on member there were here, not necessarily active members.