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30Tudor · 06-28-2010, 06:55 PM

Wow! Thanks for all the replies - I hope this is informative reading for everybody. I sure could have used these comments before I made some of my my less-informed investments.

I just remembered that I forgot two items.

Thermostat - quicker warm up of the engine - I presumed engines perform best when they are warmed up and the faster they warm up the better. Other reasons have been given that they reduce coolant flow to stop radiator overflow but this sounds like a cure for the symptoms that result from a missing radiator baffle?

Bronze rear main bearing thrust seal - I put one in and hope I never have to find out if it is working or not.

I think I'm adding the Pertronix flamethrower coil to my post 2014 wish list. If nothing else the name makes you believe the engine will either run better or just blow up. What version works on a 6V system the 1.5 or 3.0 Ohm primary resistance?

Any thoughts on the above?

06-28-2010, 06:55 PM	#30
30Tudor Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 211	Re: Confessions of a Model A Modifier – Model A Upgrades? Wow! Thanks for all the replies - I hope this is informative reading for everybody. I sure could have used these comments before I made some of my my less-informed investments. I just remembered that I forgot two items. Thermostat - quicker warm up of the engine - I presumed engines perform best when they are warmed up and the faster they warm up the better. Other reasons have been given that they reduce coolant flow to stop radiator overflow but this sounds like a cure for the symptoms that result from a missing radiator baffle? Bronze rear main bearing thrust seal - I put one in and hope I never have to find out if it is working or not. I think I'm adding the Pertronix flamethrower coil to my post 2014 wish list. If nothing else the name makes you believe the engine will either run better or just blow up. What version works on a 6V system the 1.5 or 3.0 Ohm primary resistance? Any thoughts on the above?