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JoeMarine · 09-18-2013, 11:45 AM

For all those who helped me wire my Model A ~ many thanks.
I re-wired the entire car and turned the key and it lit off like a champ.
I was a smiling happy camper! I was getting set to depart the cul-de-sac for our first drive.
Took my lovely bride to the gas station to get fuel and when I pulled away the car decided to give off a large "back fire", and died.
I could not get it started.
Looked under the hood and noticed the new rotor cap I installed was "bent" at the end where it hits the rotor body. . .surprised me. I left the car, ran home and got the old rotor cap. . .ran back, installed it and was able to get it started. That said, it started but I didn't have the power to drive it in any gear. . .until I opened the point a little. I did limp home. I also noticed my radiator "mercury" over heat indicator rose to about the half way point and water was dumping out my overflow tube. . .any hints on what I did wrong????

09-18-2013, 11:45 AM	#1
JoeMarine Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Stafford, VA Posts: 115	Electrical help For all those who helped me wire my Model A ~ many thanks. I re-wired the entire car and turned the key and it lit off like a champ. I was a smiling happy camper! I was getting set to depart the cul-de-sac for our first drive. Took my lovely bride to the gas station to get fuel and when I pulled away the car decided to give off a large "back fire", and died. I could not get it started. Looked under the hood and noticed the new rotor cap I installed was "bent" at the end where it hits the rotor body. . .surprised me. I left the car, ran home and got the old rotor cap. . .ran back, installed it and was able to get it started. That said, it started but I didn't have the power to drive it in any gear. . .until I opened the point a little. I did limp home. I also noticed my radiator "mercury" over heat indicator rose to about the half way point and water was dumping out my overflow tube. . .any hints on what I did wrong????