Fixed I should always work in the dark

1928Pickuppain

1928Pickuppain

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So after checking everything I could think of I decided to drill the freeze plugs put in my. Carburetor and drill out the passages. Did this and proceded to re install yesterday. By this time t was dark I started it up and once again the same proble it was missing. I decided to open the hood to look at it one last time while it was running before I gave up for the day. That's wen I saw little blue sparks in the dark. My thrif plugs copper wire was to close to the timing linkage causeing it to ach. After a quick adjustment I was off to get ice cream with my lady she never ran better I figure between the new points the new coil te new wires the new plugs and the Newley cleaned out carb she got one he'll of a tune up. Never thought working in the dark could be a benifit.
 
Yep, the dark is great for finding high tension shorts.

Also know that when you buy the spark plug straps, some are just made of soft yellow brass, while the good ones are made of bronze, as seen by the redish color to them. The bronze has spring to it and will stay in place better, as well as look correct.
 
1928Pickuppain said:
So after checking everything I could think of I decided to drill the freeze plugs put in my. Carburetor and drill out the passages. Did this and proceded to re install yesterday. By this time t was dark I started it up and once again the same proble it was missing. I decided to open the hood to look at it one last time while it was running before I gave up for the day. That's wen I saw little blue sparks in the dark. My thrif plugs copper wire was to close to the timing linkage causeing it to ach. After a quick adjustment I was off to get ice cream with my lady she never ran better I figure between the new points the new coil te new wires the new plugs and the Newley cleaned out carb she got one he'll of a tune up. Never thought working in the dark could be a benifit.
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Yeah, when as a kid, we didn't have money to do 'remove/replace' mentality for diagnosing the old car problems. One 'cheap' good way to SEE what was going on under the hood....always lift the hood in the unlit shed or after dark to see what arching was going on.
 
Congratulations! Simple stuff can be the hardest to find. We have been on several club tours with a Model A acting up and not found a short until near or after dark when we could locate an intermittent short by wiggling wires, etc and seeing a spark. Luckily, one time I found one inside the gas tank tunnel on a member's car this way. The alternative was to wait for the fire when the wire welded itself to the tank.
 
If you really want to see a problem lite up! Lock up brakes and power brake it in the dark, finds those little misses under load. Bob E.
 
You can also put some heat shrink tubing on the timing rod where it passes by the spark plug wire. No more shorts. JMHO
 
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