Saving Old Seagulls

Sadly, couldn't get the flywheel/magneto off the shaft so im stuck with attempting a straightening with the engine assembled. Just checked run out at top of shaft with plug out, turning flywheel. 5 thou will have to do for now. We will see how she runs when my other parts come in. Guess a bit of wob...

Howdy: restoring my first 40+. Noticed a 1mm wobble in the lower edge of the magneto. This prompted me to apply a run out gauge to the top of the crankshaft. Looks to be out by 20 thou. Put a pipe on it and brought it back to about 5 thou. Still have a variation in magneto lower edge gap a Which tel...

Sorry for this posting as I'm sure it's been addressed several times. Searched but found little aside from giving it a good beating. I have followed the whacking procedures with no success. Penetrating fluid applied for days. Really don't want to hit it any harder for fear of damage. Any thoughts on...