[Terry, NJ]

I'd drive it! Yeah, Check everything! If the timing is way off, straighten it out. Otherwise, don't touch it! It should start on the second time around if everything is correct. Setting timing is an art, some know and the rest think they know. Give all the zerks a squeeze of grease. Change the oil. DON"T let anyone talk you into single weight, non detergent oil! Whatever 10/30 is on sale at Walmarts will be fine. Change at a 1000 miles. If your tires are Allstate, they'll be hard but pretty reliable. Pump to 35 lbs.Take an oil can to all the moving parts, especially the throttle apparatus/linkage and your engine parts like your distributor, generator, Hood latches and hinges. You'll get the idea! Check the electrical system. If it cranks slow, install a secondary ground from the battery to the engine/starter. That should speed up the cranking and help the ignition. at least a little. Grease in the steering Box!Originally, Henry used the same 600w (not 600 weight) steam Cylinder oil in the Steering Box that he used in the in the transmission and the rear. But it leaks out! So many of us have found John Deere Cornhead grease will work just as well if not better. It comes in grease tubes and costs about $4 a tube. Don't put a zerk in the hole and shoot multi use grease into it! JD Cornhead grease is "Thixotropic" which means it moves around inside the box somewhat on it's own. It doesn't wallow itself into corners and stay there' AND It doesn't leak out! That'll get you started!
Terry