OK thanks. I think the VR must be shot. I got 24v leaving the starter. I follow that wire up to the VR. I unscrew the connection and I have 24 at on of the pins. I folow the ony wire leaving that connection, which on mine is a big red one, that goes inside the truck. I find where the next junction i...

Thank PoW. Could you explain this better for me? Yes, the previous owner replaced the lever with a key. I had been getting power to the keyswitch and then to the coil. When I turned the key the voltage meter worked and went into the green. So, I have power going into the VR, I used to get 24v to the...

Check the oil. Is there any gasoline smell to it? Does it seem "thin" or runny. Valves and rubber diaphragm could be leaking. This lets fuel into the crankcase vs pumping it upward to the carb. Pull the inlet to the carb, crank it over. Is it pumping fuel? Sitting that long with old gas t...

Well. I figured that part out.

Now to figure out why I am not getting fuel and the fuel pump is not pumping.

Hello, I hope someone can give me some help/advice. I was gifted a 1954 M37 after the owner died. It sat for about 10 years until it came into my hands. It looks like he was doing a frame up restoration. There is what looks like a fresh rebuilt engine in it. It is a T245 engine. I gapped the plugs a...