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Chrome is peeling off and some rust.

Check compression. I had the same issue a few years back. Stuck valve.

Thanks Tom. One thing I did notice was that the contact in the distributor that the wire from the firewall screws into was within a 1/8 of the body of the distributor. I did bend it a little to give it more distance from the body of the distributor. Do you think it was possible that the spark...

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Original one just about crumbled . Ordered new one from Mac's and it is back ordered. Can I run with wires connected directly to post on generator as long as I disconnect when car is not running? Only doing this until I get the balance of the order.

I'll put an end to this thread. Car is running. Unfortunately never figured out what was wrong. Pulled distributor, made sure there were no shorts, retimed it, and it started. Thanks to all who tried to help. Wish I knew what Is was. I also filed the points a little. Maybe that was it...

I checked all the areas for 6 volts that is mentioned in Ford Model A handbook. Everything looks good so far. I will dive into the distributor tonight. Hopefully I will find a shorted wire in there. There is 6 volts on the arm of the points when open.

Check for spark-- held a spark plug lead close to block.

Distributor is turning. Checked that yesterday.

Been running good for about 1 year. Yesterday ran idle up in garage and I heard a pop and now no spark. Changed coil and condenser- still no spark. Could the generator gone bad? Battery is good. Jumped fuse on top of starter to eliminate that. If generator is bad , will they still run?

Only put 4 quarts in it. I can see it dripping down under. Just got to take the plung and get under it and follow the leak to the source. Can't be too many things down there that leak. It's not coming from the side of the motor. Oil pan, seal around crank shaft. Any thing else?

I took my car for a 50 mile ride this weekend. Great ride- no problems. Next day I notice a rather large oil spot on the floor- looks like at least a half of quart. Took a quick look underneath and it is not the oil drain plug leaking. It always leaked, ( or marked its territory), but...

Finally success. Opened up the terminal box on the firewall. Cleaned all connections even though they all looked reasonably clean. I also noticed that the coil had some brown staining on it at the bottom so I changed that also. Took the car out for a 20 mile ride and everything worked the way it...

Had the same issue- no spark at points. In my case I had the cable that screws into the distributor turned in to far and it was shorted out. Turned it out a few turns and fired right up. Sounds too easy here- took me forever to find that- that's to a lot of advise from the experts on Fordbarn.

I can not figure this out. Car runs great with lights off. Lights on ,car starts to run very rough. Just put new battery in and problem still exists. Take all bulbs out and turn lights on and no problem. I assume that means no shorts. As I put bulbs in car starts to spit and sputter. The...

Have the same problem. That is car runs fine , but turn the lights on and after 5 minutes all goes bad. Turn the lights off and car runs great. I was told it was the battery , although relatively new, but i did not buy a new one yet. One additional hint, I keep the car on a trickle charger...

Have you checked the compression on each cylinder? My same problem was the fact that one of the exhaust valves was stuck open. If I was experienced I would have known by the lack of power, but I was not. Learn by our mistakes.

Fantastic explanation and pictures to go with. Thank you so much Tom for the learning experience. You are really a great resource for beginners like me. Can't thank you enough. Bob Anthony

Already did that Mitch. Wire looked perfect but I wrapped it with electrical tape just to be sure. Thanks for all the help and everyone else who helped me. I can usually figure out mechanical stuff but when it's electrical I'm a duck out of water. If it wasn't raining I would go for a ride...

Yahoo yahoo yahoo. It's running like a kitten. I can't thank everyone enough for all the help. I never would have gotten it without your suggestions. I'm overjoyed. Darn cable into the distributor . I never would have believed it . Another success for you guys. I can't thank you all...