Engine Hard To Start Question

[Dennis L Oberer]

Dont forget to post your vacuum and compression readings here once you take them.

I wont tune up an A engine without them.

If you dont have rather equal compression and correct vacuum it is IMPOSSIBLE to get the engine running, idling, accelerating correctly.

Lots of "hung up" or "too little gap" valves have been found using these two gauges.


Dennis L Oberer
Green Bay WI

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

I do not have that book. I will have to look for it. Any idea where I can find it?

Thanks

Bob

I know Bratton's and Mac's list it and I'm sure Bert's and Snyder's would also have it.

Do you have these parts vendor's catalogs?

 

[Bob Grieb]

I know Bratton's and Mac's list it and I'm sure Bert's and Snyder's would also have it.

Do you have these parts vendor's catalogs?

I do have the catalogs and will look for the book this morning

Thanks

Bob

 

[rob mcdonald]

This "What to do if the Model A stops" is great! Where do I get a copy?

 

[Bob Grieb]

i have been getting some pm's about getting copy's of post # 16 on this thread. here are some easy steps to print it out and make your own book.

right click on each page one at a time
then click save picture as
this will put it in your "my picture" folder
you can then print out each page from your"my pictures" on your computer
remember there are 16 PAGES which you have to do separately

OR try this maybe faster

You can also click and drag to select the entire booklet, ctrl c to copy - open a word doc. and then ctrl v to paste it into the doc. and it will come out with all the pages separate.

Mitch posted this and it works for me. I have a folder that I saved them to.

I also like the information

Bob

 

[Bob Grieb]

I had the engine running today (with a borrowed Carburetor) but not for long. It was hard to start but once I got it running it sounded fine. It ran for about ten minutes. I checked the vacuum reading and it was 17 with a wavering needle in the range of 2 inches. After a while it quit running and I could not get it to restart. After it cooled I took compression readings on cylinder1 going to 4. I had readings of 68,48,50,50.

I am beginning to suspect the coil. Do you have an input about the coil as a source of my problem?

Thanks

Bob

 

[1929blindback]

I don't know if you've stated bob but how are your plugs? Did you check your gap when you took them out?