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    Model A Engine Intermittent - help I need an adult

    I have an update: I found my problem. So I got a spare moment and went out and opened up the distributor. I then grabbed hold of the cam and checked for sideplay. I found that I was able to visibly change the point gap. For kicks I measured the gap and found I could change the gap by over ten...
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    Model A Engine Intermittent - help I need an adult

    I'll do some research and I'll likely focus my incantations on the distributor bushings, as I believe that is where my poltergeist is living. I'll do another good once-over on the wiring one more time first, as I could easily have missed something, but I feel everything has pointed me to the...
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    Model A Engine Intermittent - help I need an adult

    So Im in my twenties...pretty young for this hobby I know. Dad and I have an A together that he found. It was just what we wanted. Id say it was restored probably 25-30 years ago-we have no idea who did it or any history of the vehicle. Whoever did it did a great job. Not Pebble Beach quality or...
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    Model A Engine Intermittent - help I need an adult

    The key switch is a strange story itself. I took the old key switch out and tested for continuity with a multimeter; I could never make it have continuity in the "on" position, but somehow I was still able to start and run the engine - go figure. Got a new key switch and tested it to make sure...
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    Model A Engine Intermittent - help I need an adult

    I am in desperate search of a Model A expert... I have a '29 Model A with an issue I can't seem to fix. I need someone more familiar with A's, as I am not - this is the only one I have ever worked with. When the engine is running, it will periodically start running rough - the keyword here is...
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