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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-27-2015, 10:36 AM
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Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

Rob, when you get some time to take pictures of your car and learn how to post them here (not really that difficult) I would appreciate seeing what your car looks like and I'm sure others would as...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-27-2015, 07:20 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,306
Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

Rob, I was never quite sure which type coil you actually had on your engine to begin with. If you had or have the original Ford type coil used from '42 - '48, starting with the crab style...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-27-2015, 05:35 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,306
Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

Good to hear you are up and running again! X2 what Mart just mentioned in his post on ballast resistor and coil. You might want to consider getting an original type coil rewound by Skip Haney at some...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-26-2015, 08:49 PM
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Views: 7,306
Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

Rob, I will pm you my email address so you can email your pictures to me. Then I could post them here for you. It would be a big help to see some pictures of the front and sides of the engine, the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-26-2015, 07:31 AM
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Views: 7,306
Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

This all would have been good to know from the beginning of post. Which type of distributor did you have on the engine to begin with? Early helmet type or later crab? All point sets are not made...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-24-2015, 03:12 PM
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Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

Yes, it is possible for the timing gear to move on the camshaft hub if the press fit is not tight. It is also possible that someone pressed the gear on the cam hub aligning to the wrong marks. There...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-24-2015, 11:58 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,306
Posted By JM 35 Sedan
Re: '35 flathead timing

These questions assume you have a 35 camshaft with a press on type timing gear.....

When you had the timing gear cover off, did you make sure the timing gear is pressed on the camshaft hub...
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