The Ford Barn

philipswanson · 09-25-2023, 02:49 PM

My son bought a 40 Ford truck with a 59A flathead. It wasn't running when he got it. I put new points in it on my Sun machine and set the dwell. It started right up and ran well. We went for a ride and all ran strong. We drove about 5 miles and all of a sudden it died. No spark condition. We called AAA and got a tow home. He changed the coil and it started right up again. He took it for another ride days later and the same thing happened. Had to get it towed home again. What do you experts think is causing this?? Help please.

09-25-2023, 02:49 PM	#1
philipswanson Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bonita, CA Posts: 1,374	40 Ford Ignition Woes My son bought a 40 Ford truck with a 59A flathead. It wasn't running when he got it. I put new points in it on my Sun machine and set the dwell. It started right up and ran well. We went for a ride and all ran strong. We drove about 5 miles and all of a sudden it died. No spark condition. We called AAA and got a tow home. He changed the coil and it started right up again. He took it for another ride days later and the same thing happened. Had to get it towed home again. What do you experts think is causing this?? Help please.