Pat/Ohio
Well-known member
Hello All...
I had a problem with my 1950 Ford (original V-8) not running smoothly. I was experiencing a loss of power under acceleration when going through the gears. I replaced the distributor cap & rotor first (the old one had the "button" under the coil post missing!). It ran a little better...but still not right. I then replaced the plugs...although it ran a little better...still not right. Next, I replaced the points, condenser & checked timing....again it ran a little smoother, but still a loss of power under acceleration.
After thinking about it for a while (couple of days!), I am now thinking it might be a vacuum leak in the vacuum advance unit (can). I pm'd Jim Linder at Bubba's Ignition and explained my problem. In a couple of days I found a package sitting at my front door (UPS). In "Bubba fashion", he had shipped a new vacuum advance unit without me ordering or paying! Well, 30 minutes later I had installed it and test drove the car. It now runs like a new car!
I pm'd Jim and explained to him that the engine runs great and asked him how much I owed him. Again, in "Bubba fashion" he told me to call Mike at Third Gen Automotive and have them ship a replacement to him. Didn't ask for s&h or anything! I'll catch up with him in Auburn, IN (Central National Meet) and we'll enjoy a "pop" or two!
Thanks Bubba!
Pat
I had a problem with my 1950 Ford (original V-8) not running smoothly. I was experiencing a loss of power under acceleration when going through the gears. I replaced the distributor cap & rotor first (the old one had the "button" under the coil post missing!). It ran a little better...but still not right. I then replaced the plugs...although it ran a little better...still not right. Next, I replaced the points, condenser & checked timing....again it ran a little smoother, but still a loss of power under acceleration.
After thinking about it for a while (couple of days!), I am now thinking it might be a vacuum leak in the vacuum advance unit (can). I pm'd Jim Linder at Bubba's Ignition and explained my problem. In a couple of days I found a package sitting at my front door (UPS). In "Bubba fashion", he had shipped a new vacuum advance unit without me ordering or paying! Well, 30 minutes later I had installed it and test drove the car. It now runs like a new car!
I pm'd Jim and explained to him that the engine runs great and asked him how much I owed him. Again, in "Bubba fashion" he told me to call Mike at Third Gen Automotive and have them ship a replacement to him. Didn't ask for s&h or anything! I'll catch up with him in Auburn, IN (Central National Meet) and we'll enjoy a "pop" or two!
Thanks Bubba!Pat
