Frustrated

[ports]

Before I start, I was able to get all the paper work completed and antique plates on my new purchase. What I am frustrated with is I am having trouble starting it. When I went to look at the car it started and drove good. I have followed all the procedures for starting and nothing. The man who sold me the car( owner of 40 yrs passed) gave me this procedure. After fully retarding the spark, turning on gas valve, and turning on ignition, set gav at 1 o’clock (9. Ring completely off). Then move hand throttle up and down several time and leave it down a couple of notches. Hit started and pull choke out the right back in. Did this and it turned over and started. It would not continue to run. He told me to tap on foot throttle lightly to keep running. It did for a short time and then stopped. I have a couple of questions I would like to have an answer for. Number 1-i know the hand throttle should not be opened too far but when I pull hand throttle down it only goes to about 3 or 4 o’clock and the won’t go down any further. Is that how it should operate or should it easily go down further. Could something be wrong with the hand throttle linkage and if so how can I check and correct? All the videos and articles on starting never go through this hassle. Starts and a little foot throttle to keep going. 2nd. After it initially starts how quickly do you advance the spark. Is there anything else I can check step by step to try to identify my problem? I have Les Andrews books and have looked in there. I know they can be tricky starting. I know it has to be something simple because I herd it run good when I looked at the car. I am trying to find someone in the Pottsville Pa. area that is knowledgeable on the model a to help. Hope someone here can give me sad ice that I can follow clearly to find the problem and get it out on the road and enjoy. I am a newbie to model a’s but have read a lot and watched numerous videos to learn as much as I can. I am very willing to learn and willing to do my part to do so. I am not the type who wants everything done for them. I just want to learn so I can do S much as possible. Thank you for listening. A frustrated newbie, Ports