Recent content by 35slantback

I got back to the Ford today. Had a freshly charged battery, got the fuel pump working, sprayed some gas in the new carb & it "hit" like it wanted to start. Reconnected the fuel line to carb, started and ran like a new engine. Ran smooth & quiet and ran until I turned the switch off. Never did...

I agree Mart. As soon as the rain stops and the ground dries I'm going to do just what you suggested. A couple of clarifications: -the engine was turning but did not run on its own when the rotation changed while rolling in gear. -the starter turned the engine in a clockwise rotation each time...

Marv, No alcohol but we sure thought about it. The starter worked fine and turned the engine in the correct rotation...was just when we were trying to roll-start it that it changed direction with the switch on. I'm going to go through it again just to make sure without doubt it wasn't in...

Again, thanks everyone for the help. I am new to the old Fords and this one had been messed with pretty badly before I got into it.

Sorry for the negative comment Ronnie. I thought you were making a joke about my problem. I will look at again as the last time we got it started was about 2 years ago, it ran for only a short time and we had 2nd gear in forward. I don't remember if we had 1st or 3rd in forward too. Then again...

Ronnie- I'll get on the diff flip right away! You are as helpful as a bucket under a bull..."LOL" yourself. 40 Deluxe- wait by the phone until I send you the video! To the rest of you guys, thanks for the suggestions & ideas.

Yes, this pattern. Had it in 2nd gear then a friend also did and repeated. We thought it was a reverse issue but wasn't...none of us had ever seen this before. The rotation changed when the switch to the battery was flipped...only change we made...was strange.

Tried to start the '35 and something weird happened. I'm not an electrical person so am confused. Had car running about a year ago and today hooked up freshly charged 6v battery with + ground. When cranked engine it rotated clockwise (looking at engine front) and nearly started but ran the...