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josh1331 · 04-29-2013, 07:17 PM

Took car out to free up valves. One quarter mile later engine stopped. Stuck on road. Mmo in gas didn't get za chance to work. Towed home. One other thing. I found that new distributor caps and bodied are not good. The rotor contact was hitting two of the contacts in the distributor body portion. Josh

H. L. Chauvin · 04-29-2013, 08:13 PM

Humkble opinion:

From your details, it sounds more like you have a possibe electrical problem or something else besides a valve problem -- valves "usually" loosen up & get better with an engine running in lieu of getting worse.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 04-29-2013, 08:30 PM

Agree with H.L, you gotta' get the distributor proper & maybe that's the only problem. If you can afford it, why not get a quality rebuilt or a new "STOCK" re-pro & it will give you years of trouble free service. Bill W.

ford3 · 04-29-2013, 08:35 PM

my guess is you ran out of gas, or pluged fuel system, filter, gas line or plugged needle and seat, or a bad coil or condensor, does a spark plug fire when you turn engine over, any gas to carb

Tom Wesenberg · 04-29-2013, 08:41 PM

I've seen caps and rotors as you described. I've bought the body and rotors from Bratton's, Bert's, Little Dearborn, and Snyder's and haven't had a problem with any of these. I install the new parts, then hand crank and watch the rotor to make sure it clears all 4 contacts.

Chuck Sea/Tac · 04-30-2013, 12:09 AM

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Rotor to cap clearance is .025" and you want them all the same for smooth running

04-29-2013, 07:17 PM	#1
josh1331 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlestown,R.I. Posts: 465	Sticky valves Just quit Took car out to free up valves. One quarter mile later engine stopped. Stuck on road. Mmo in gas didn't get za chance to work. Towed home. One other thing. I found that new distributor caps and bodied are not good. The rotor contact was hitting two of the contacts in the distributor body portion. Josh

04-29-2013, 08:13 PM	#2
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: Sticky valves Just quit Humkble opinion: From your details, it sounds more like you have a possibe electrical problem or something else besides a valve problem -- valves "usually" loosen up & get better with an engine running in lieu of getting worse.

04-29-2013, 08:30 PM	#3
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Sticky valves Just quit Agree with H.L, you gotta' get the distributor proper & maybe that's the only problem. If you can afford it, why not get a quality rebuilt or a new "STOCK" re-pro & it will give you years of trouble free service. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

04-29-2013, 08:35 PM	#4
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: Sticky valves Just quit my guess is you ran out of gas, or pluged fuel system, filter, gas line or plugged needle and seat, or a bad coil or condensor, does a spark plug fire when you turn engine over, any gas to carb

04-29-2013, 08:41 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Sticky valves Just quit I've seen caps and rotors as you described. I've bought the body and rotors from Bratton's, Bert's, Little Dearborn, and Snyder's and haven't had a problem with any of these. I install the new parts, then hand crank and watch the rotor to make sure it clears all 4 contacts.

04-30-2013, 12:09 AM	#6
Chuck Sea/Tac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Between Seattle & Tacoma Posts: 2,411	Re: Sticky valves Just quit Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Rotor to cap clearance is .025" and you want them all the same for smooth running