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Thanks!! We checked the timing on a stock Model A, we always set the base timing to -8°, with the lever half way down we are at 15° and with the lever all the way down we are at 25°. For most of the driving we do, we set the lever down half way once started and leave it there. So 18° to 20° max...

I did some more testing last Saturday. I found the engine will lose power under load at 2200 rpms and backfire through the carb. After checking several things I retarded the timing from 28° max advance to 18° max advance. On my test drive I could get to 2700 rpms under load with no loss of power...

Mercman, Thanks for the welcome. I am glad to see someone else appreciates the "patina" on my car. I want to keep the body the way it is and only replace things necessary to keep it on the road.

GeneBob, thanks for your reply! I have been so focused on the timing I did not think about running lean. I had no issues with overheating in the past, when I replaced my head gasket in July I flushed the cooling system. I made a 110 mile round trip ride with no issues with my stock distributor...

Thanks Chuck, That first pic is the day I got it, it was "running and driving" but it sat for at least 20 years, first in a barn, then in a garage. A classic car dealer bought it, they hung a plastic 1 gallon fuel tank on the firewall because the gas tank was full of old gas sludge, got it...

It wasn't overfull before the parade and I added at least 2 gallons after it blew out. Good to know that base timing is ok as long as max advance is 28° Thanks, John

Brent, Thanks for your reply. My concern is overheating during a Christmas parade. I don't have a temperature gauge in my car, we were idling for about 2 hours in the parade. It wasn't until I got home that steam was coming from my overflow tube. I originally had my base timing at 3 degrees...

This is my first Model A, bought in 2016. My original plan was to build a traditional hotrod, then I joined the New Orleans As and decided to keep the car original. After having issues with points and my carb I decided to make some modifications. First I added an FSI electronic ignition, then a...