[yossarian19]

Hah! Sure enough, the battery held a charge with no load. When I went to crank the motor, though, it dropped to 4 volts after a single compression stroke. So it needs a battery.
Also, the starter motor had to be given some love with the wooden end of a hammer to free up the solenoid. It works now but will probably give me trouble in the future.
Also, when I went to fill the radiator I noticed that the water pump that came on the engine leaks from the weep hole. So, it's either time for Bar's Stop-Leak or a new water pump.
That being said... the motor did crank when I turned the key & hit the button, the throttle pedal got installed, the engine has fresh oil & filter on it, the gauges work & I've got power everywhere I'd expected to have power.
So... for financial reasons it may or may not get driven when I'd hoped to drive it, but work is going pretty well on the things I can control.