Turner is irish      O'Turner before they Americanized it It was my great great Grandfathers last name when they landed on Long Island NY in 1898    J.W. Turner

Go get you a 2300 out of a vw van you will be happy

Gas rag over intake      just damp   not wet

If you ran the battery out with the truck off, you may have triggered the security system....   Is the security light flashing?

The engines output(which is horse power or torqe) is not ever comparable to the cubic centimeters of an engine...  What kind of motor is it?

Local college or uti (universal technical institute)   I did