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Originally Posted by COOTER
Car was running just fine but suddenly died while driving. After a little troubleshooting, I found that the screw that holds the points to the upper plate came out and was floating around in the distributor body....so I had to pull the upper plate to get to it.
I'm assuming at this point the timing needs to be reset? I do not have a crank to spin the motor. Is there another way to do it by hand?
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Cooter-
Very easy!
- Put the car in 3rd gear and release the parking brake (do this on level ground).
- Pull the car forward while you hold the timing pin into the timing cover until it drops in. You will pass it. No problem, push the car backwards and it will drop in again.
- Tighten cam screw as points open and put it all back together.
This can be done by the side of the road, as required.
To help you with this, I recommend the "GZNTATOOL" (because the timing pin "Goes Inta" the timing cover). It holds the timing pin in while you pull the car forward. You watch for the timing pin to drop in.
Many of the Model A parts vendors sell this simple tool. Here are a few references to it:
https://www.brattons.com/new-parts/g...ming-tool.html
http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/timing-pin-tool-3669
More info at
www.gzntatool.com
(Not my product, I don't make anything from the sale of this handy little tool).