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...I have no key, so will hot wire, unless that key actually works that my wife found, it is stamped "gas", but seems to fit the ignition, and turn to the right fine.
Mine has keys marked "Briggs and Stratton." If your key turns the switch to the right, that's the one.
The starter switch is on the carburetor. It works on the principle of a ball that engages the switch mechanism, and vacuum releasing the ball after the engine starts. It's easy for one person to try and start the car at the carb, simply by moving the throttle linkage with the key turned on.
If yours started five years ago, I would almost be certain that it will start now, with new gas. You might have to turn the engine over with the fuel line disconnected at the carb to purge the old gas into a container, and to make sure the pump is working. If it starts temporarily with the introduction of a little gas into the carb, it for sure will run, as long as the pump, tank, and carb are functioning properly.
If you do rebuild the carb, be sure to note the position of the two wires on the carb switch. It won't function if reversed.
My Packard hadn't run for 27 years when I got it. I cleaned the tank, fuel line, rebuilt the carb, and put a teaspoon of gas in the throat, and she fired right up.
Dave Czirr at the Packardclub.org site has an informative document concerning the things to be aware of when bringing an antique vehicle back to life. He is also on this forum, under an assumed name. I figured it out after a while.
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