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Added a resource to this complication thread. Another source for the stake u-joints

I got it figured out . I found my old email address and was able to sign in as Madkaw

Thanks man. I remain optimistic. Everyday I wake up on the green side of the grass is a good one.

I'm glad you figured it out. You look like your old self again.

Just like the "non serviceable" joints in the driveshaft, we will be replacing the staked in joints on the steering shaft. As previous posts have correctly noted, they are 15x39 mm, and staked in. I have located and ordered some u joints from DRIVESHAFTPARTS.COM at a great price and very reasonable shipping. They are specifically made for staked in assemblies. Part #UJ1540SD. I ordered 4 of them with shipping for $28.52, just in case I damage one during installation. They also offer a very nice staking tool kit, but I passed on that. $375 is really not bad if you are doing these type of joints frequently, but budget says a center punch or chisel will do the trick to keep them seated. The driveshaft joints I got from ROCKFORD DRIVELINE used internal clips to secure them into the yokes instead of the staking method. Hope this may be helpful to others restoring the steering shafts on a limited budget. Thanks, John-Lugoff, SC.

Hahaha, Nobody!! Thanks Steve!!!! 👏 Lately i'm to ill to think strait.. Hope one of these days i can convince my doctors that they are ******... and listen for once to my own solution....

Yeah, I have that part wired. It's the factory harness wires to the coil I am unsure of

Mike changed the log-in procedure.

I sent a PM to @madkaw. If you get an email notification for the PM, use that email address to try to log in.

Wow. Glad you're still around, but what a chain of events! Hope it's greener pastures from here!!

Oh, while I was doing the test drive, the rear carburetor needle/seat/float failed again. This, after I was able to drive the car many times, and trouble free for about 100 miles. I was about a quarter mile from the house, and the engine started to fail to idle. I wasn't sure what the problem was, so I limped it home. When I opened the hood, I smelled gas, and saw that fuel was all over the place and dripping onto the header. Awesome. I decided to take a thin wire and reach down the float vent tube... to tap the float, which in theory, would unstick it. I tapped the float down and it bobbed back up again. I did this several times, and could hear the float contact the needle when it would bounce back up. Bounce, bounce, bounce, followed by tap, tap, tap. I turned the ignition key and several geysers of fuel came out the float vent. Awesome. I stopped there. I think I will replace the needle and seat next. There must be something wrong with it.