39 ford flathead

[brentom]

My original 39 ford was running fine with the exception of backfiring on decal, well it stopped running, I have spark, I have fuel, when squirting the carb it fire for two secs, can't keep it running.

While I'm not much of a technical guy, I need to start learning, luck has it this happened in my driveway, now I need help in diagnosing the problem, if I have spark and presumably fuel, then perhaps the carb or the points are the problem?

your wisdom is appreciated,

Ive attached a couple of pics as well for pleasure.