The Portuguese are world class when it come to bureaucracy, hence a lot of "side" businesses. Down the street from me is a mechanico.
He does not speak English but between Translate and my rudimentary Portuguese he came down to examine the old girl and noted she had spark and fuel. He told me to wait a few hours for his son, who is an avid offroader and speaks good English. We decided that I would get a charger and see what happens in the morning, as GM ECM's are quite sensitive to voltage.
Late morning arrives (7 hour jet lag), and the old girl fires right up!
Loudly. As somewhere in the shipping process they used a forklift (scratches on muffler) and damaged the exhaust. I hope they did not bend the driveshaft too. I still need to find insurance for it, ACP most likely, so rolling down the road will have to wait a bit.
Now she needs a bath - badly.
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