The Ford Barn

smittykid · 09-11-2015, 02:52 PM

On my 29 Fordor, I'm still having problems with the spark advance/retard. The lever is moving the rod coming out of the distributor all the way to the right when retarded and moves it to the left when advanced. There is no real change in the engine sound. Today, while the car was running, I disconnected the rod and moved the advance/retard plate manually. As I suspected-there was little or no change in engine sound. What is causing this? The car runs a little rough at lower speeds and seems to smooth out at higher speeds-35-40 mph. It feels like I should have a little more power at the high end. I've set the points & timed it. The advance/retard plate on the distributor had me stumped. Any thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

09-11-2015, 02:52 PM	#1
smittykid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: NW Pa./Sc. Posts: 252	Distributor timing arm question On my 29 Fordor, I'm still having problems with the spark advance/retard. The lever is moving the rod coming out of the distributor all the way to the right when retarded and moves it to the left when advanced. There is no real change in the engine sound. Today, while the car was running, I disconnected the rod and moved the advance/retard plate manually. As I suspected-there was little or no change in engine sound. What is causing this? The car runs a little rough at lower speeds and seems to smooth out at higher speeds-35-40 mph. It feels like I should have a little more power at the high end. I've set the points & timed it. The advance/retard plate on the distributor had me stumped. Any thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thanks