Okay boys, I joined the club a few weeks ago and mentioned my old man's car that I inherited. I have finally gotten the time to haul it to Rochester MN where I live and start working on it!
The first thing I wanted to do was drain the old gas because I figured it had turned to varnish, so I disconnected the fuel line after the pump, connected a new battery and flipped the switch. Nothing happened. Instead, I disconnected the fuel line straight from the tank and drained it that way, this worked much better and I should have gone about it that way to begin with. I removed the fuel pump to try and figure out the problem. By connecting it directly to a battery and alternating the polarity, I was able to work it loose. By this time the tank was empty. I reinstalled the fuel pump and bypassed the fuel tank by shoving the fuel line into a Jerry can. I reconnected the battery and crossed my fingers. When I flipped the switch for the fuel pump the pressure raised as it should, I turned in the ignition switch, and turned the key. The engine turned over great, but no fire. At that point, I enlisted the help of my wife, I pulled one of the plugs and had her turn the key to see if there was spark, and there was. So, I put the plug back in and gave it another try. This time the engine turned over for about 10 seconds and popped a little. I gave it some more throttle and it sprang to live! I was very excited. This morning I changed the oil and filter and started the car again and let it idle up to temp to test the cooling system. It warmed up to 190 or so and held there, so another success. I noticed that the pro Street tires are dry rotted, so I ordered a new pair of shoes that should be here tomorrow. I'll keep you all posted on my progress.
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