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nkaminar · 09-04-2023, 11:17 AM

Check gap on plugs, should be 0.035. Check gap on points, should be 0.020. Check timing of engine. Take carburetor off intake manifold and split in half (one bolt on bottom). Spray carburetor cleaner on all components and through all passages and jets. Make sure everything is clear including float valve. Check float valve by blowing through with the carburetor half in the normal position and inverted. Re assemble and put back on engine. Check compression by cranking with the hand crank. Open GAV 1 turn (counter clockwise). Choke for only 1 revolution.

I got a car started that sat outside in a wet field for 5 years and got it so that it could be driven. See https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...light=nkaminar

09-04-2023, 11:17 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 4,002	Re: 1931 Sitting for 5 years won't start Check gap on plugs, should be 0.035. Check gap on points, should be 0.020. Check timing of engine. Take carburetor off intake manifold and split in half (one bolt on bottom). Spray carburetor cleaner on all components and through all passages and jets. Make sure everything is clear including float valve. Check float valve by blowing through with the carburetor half in the normal position and inverted. Re assemble and put back on engine. Check compression by cranking with the hand crank. Open GAV 1 turn (counter clockwise). Choke for only 1 revolution. I got a car started that sat outside in a wet field for 5 years and got it so that it could be driven. See https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...light=nkaminar __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.