I was previously unable to get fuel to flow from the gas tank to the carburators, so I decided to install an electric fuel pump. The fuel pump was installed and gas was brought to the carbs.
I had meant to epoxy around the piece that was broken out of the bottom of the radiator. The broken piece was in the shape of a flap. When I squeezed the flap up into the radiator it didn’t fit the hole. When I tried to straighten it so that it would fit it broke out. It turns out that was a good thing. With the piece out, there was a 5 by 10 inch hole in the bottom of the radiator. I was able to get my whole arm up in the hole and pull out handfuls of rust and a huge mouse nest. I spent quite a bit of time cleaning out rust and debris, most of it came down on me crouched under the frame between the radiator and the greasy motor. I mixed up a big can of PC7 epoxy and spread it on both the hole and the piece. I put the piece back in the hole and blocked it up to cure. I plan to sand the joint and put another light coat of epoxy on it. The new steel plate pictured above with a rubber gasket will strengthen the weak bottom.
