Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-03-2022, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Well gentlemen, victory.... Man has once again triumphed over machine! The car runs again....
It was a bad coil...... Put in a new coil and it fires on the first turn of the crank. I finally...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-01-2022, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Yes, cleaning contacts a good idea..... I had a 68 Mustang years ago that wouldn't start. Spent countless days working on it, and eventually took it to a shop. One fuse in the ignition system was...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-01-2022, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Yes, the key has been unknowingly left on until the battery is dead, and perhaps this will have burned the coil out? And yes, don't know why a coil would ever be mounted upside down. I'm a poor...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2022, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
I cleaned the points with 400 grit, no change.
Spark looks weak. I wonder if coil is bad. The key has been left on before. Don't know if that can kill a coil? Coil wire suspect. I need to pick up...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2022, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Yes, confusing myself.....
Yes 6v at open points
Ammeter jiggling when cranking key on
I cannot get continuity in the coil to dist wire.....
Coil tests at 1.4 ohms. Someone mentioned...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2022, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
I do have 6V to the points. I will check points gap.
I also plan to check to see if I have spark from coil to groud with points open.
Sneaking up on the problem!
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2022, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Lots of tests to still perform. I need to have a look at the ammeter when cranking too.
I do not think timing could have changed. If the timing was off I'd still have spark. It will be something...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-30-2022, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Yes, sneaking up on it.... It's a simple process of elimination.
I will check continuity of the coil wire and also the coil. I can't imagine that the cap and rotor have gone bad, but worth...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-30-2022, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Well guys.... The battery test full on 100%
I removed the spark plug leads from the posts on the distributor posts and set the plug leads close to all 4 posts on the cap. Key on and cranked.... No...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-30-2022, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
The needle is brand new viton tipped.
On a previous non start event, plugs looked a little carbon fouled, and I took them out and wire brushed them clean and then it started. Plugs right now have...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-30-2022, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
I definitely have fuel to the carb and in the bowl, but when cranking, the plugs are dry, so I think fuel problem,
But, I tried some starter fluid, and nothing, so then I think electrical.
So...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-30-2022, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Points open when checking voltage there.
I tried cranking with spark plug leads off and really didn't see any thick blue spark jump, but I need to try that whole process again.
The car is an...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-29-2022, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Re: Won't Start....
Yes, I wondered that about the battery voltage. 1 1/2 year old battery, but 6 V batteries don't last long in my experience. It is fully charged and adequately cranks the engine over, but it would be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-29-2022, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,482
Won't Start....
Won't Start.... Frustrating. Was running fine, then one day no luck, not even a cough. Selling late father's last car and have offers, but need to get started.
Electrical checks out. Have voltage...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2021, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,347
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2021, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,347
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2021, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,347
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2021, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,347
Re: Dead Horn Troubleshooting....
Thanks to all that replied.....
I backed of the adjuster, cleaned up all the armature surfaces with sandpaper, oiled the shaft and worked it back and forth, and lo and behold the horn motor did...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2021, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,347
Dead Horn Troubleshooting....
Hello All, and Happy Memorial Day.....
I am in the process of prepping my late father's 31" coupe to find it new home.
It's been in the family for decades and was an older ground up...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-10-2020, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 632
Starter Issue....
Hello all,
After my Dad's passing in June I'm working to get his 2 Model A's running. (31'Deluxe roadster and a Coupe). Beautiful cars that have been in the family since the 60's....
After...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-10-2020, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,154
Re: model a does not start
I recently tried to start a 31 that had sat for years and had similar issue. I had gas to the carb, but it would not start. I took the carburetor apart and cleaned it and found that the main jet was...
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