[Tom Wesenberg]

Are you going to restore it? Or, are you going to fix it and drive it as is? The first thing most new owners want to do is fire up the engine. When you do, make sure you reconnect the wire from the generator to the terminal box, which eventually leads to the battery. If the generator isn't connected to the battery, it can reach up to 40 volts and burn itself out. Remember Model A's are 6 volts and + ground. If you don't want to wire the generator to the battery, then you could also just ground the output stud on the generator to keep the output at zero volts.

The red paint on the engine may or may not mean the engine had a rebuild. It's usually wise to remove the oil pan and side cover on an unknown engine, just in case it's full of sludge from years of running non-detergent oil, dirt, and combustion byproducts. If you remove the oil pan, then you can drop it on the grass upside down to remove the dipper tray and see what's in the pan. Sometimes the dipper tray and oil pan have pin holes from the acid or water in the sludge. If the dipper tray has holes then they will need to be welded or soldered closed, so the rods don't run dry at each startup.