Todd Puzey Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 After doing a bunch of work on my 1925 sedan, I am now ready to start it for the first time and driving it. I briefly ran the car when I bought it by running fuel directly in the carb, and it ran nicely, but briefly. The car had sat for a long time, so I didn’t want to suck to bad gas from the tank. Since buying it I have dropped and cleaned the tank, and now reinstalled it, and I am now ready to fire it up and get it running from the tank. I thought I would ask the gurus on here for any hints or tips before I start it up. Do I need to prime the fuel pump and if so, what’s the best way? Anything else I need to do or check before I run it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregush Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 If you have a vacuum fuel tank, yes you need to prime it. Cranking the engine will not pull enough vacuum to fill tank, it has to be running. There should be a filler opening on the top. Also, make sure you have a shut off valve on bottom of tank or between it and carb. Throttle up a few notches, primer/enricher knob pulled out (it's not a choke), spark lever all the way down, key on, hit the starter, car starts, spark lever all the way up, reduce primer as warms up. Drive..be HAPPY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Puzey Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Thanks Mark👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyAus Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Hand throttle is best set at about 1/3 travel. Go easy on the enrichment knob. I find about 1/2" pulled out is sufficient to avoid flooding at that throttle setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregush Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 hours ago, TonyAus said: Hand throttle is best set at about 1/3 travel. Go easy on the enrichment knob. I find about 1/2" pulled out is sufficient to avoid flooding at that throttle setting. Got to experiment, mine like full enrichment to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Retard the spark while cranking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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