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H. L. Chauvin · 05-04-2013, 08:43 PM

Mark,

Agree, each to one's own preference as to whether to install an A or B distributor -- it is your vehicle & you know what "you" want & do "not" want.

I ran an A engine at one time & a B engine at another time in my same Model A with a Police Head & with B distributor for quite a few years without a problem.

Reason: Had young guys my age, (at that time), borrowing it who I figured would never care about the spark advance position -- both ears always down & go.

So I figured a Police Head with the centrifugal advance was a wiser choice in that particular case.

Also not at all a bad idea if one has children or grandchildren borrowing or driving an A -- good chance they will soon not be concerned & pay no attention to the spark advance.

With many Model A owners going for higher compression heads these days, it is easy to have uninformed drivers prematurely bang the babbitt out of the bearings.

05-04-2013, 08:43 PM	#10
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: B Distributor in a Model A and How to set the timing perfect? Mark, Agree, each to one's own preference as to whether to install an A or B distributor -- it is your vehicle & you know what "you" want & do "not" want. I ran an A engine at one time & a B engine at another time in my same Model A with a Police Head & with B distributor for quite a few years without a problem. Reason: Had young guys my age, (at that time), borrowing it who I figured would never care about the spark advance position -- both ears always down & go. So I figured a Police Head with the centrifugal advance was a wiser choice in that particular case. Also not at all a bad idea if one has children or grandchildren borrowing or driving an A -- good chance they will soon not be concerned & pay no attention to the spark advance. With many Model A owners going for higher compression heads these days, it is easy to have uninformed drivers prematurely bang the babbitt out of the bearings.