Re: 1950 Won't Start.....95% Original

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2020/1/14 11:41:52

Certainly agree so far, but no one mentions obvious; spark, fuel system, or wiring? And checked if the clutch is stuck, might be rotating more than you bargained for with the starter. So either half the story or many more things to go thru? Just hang in there, many drop out at this point from pocket book fatigue.

Most of these abandons were never prepped for long term storage and were abandoned for a reason; like it didn't run, too costly to repair back then,(let alone now), so should expect issues, not the Cracker Jack prize.

Just an oldcar-mudgeon's opinion:
I don't understand what the prize is in rushing to start these setting cars? Must be some type of adrenaline rush challenge or testosterone/right of passage thing? Gearhead anxiety disorder? Car TV - MeToo movement? New car boredom?
I used to hate it when the car wouldn't run and I had to fix it back in the day, if I wanted to go someplace. They do everything reliable, include drive themselves now.
I see this frequently, someone finds one then jumps on the brand site when it won't run right away, wanting to know why? That's a clue, didn't do the pre-start inspection work.
I think the evolution to hot-rodding was the more rational approach, pick them boneyards for parts and upgrade, add some power and pizazz.

But if it comes to run, they were a fine motor, just not in my preferred power range, HP/weight ratio. Time moves on.