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[email protected] · 10-15-2022, 05:47 PM

Model A left sitting for 6 years. New battery, starter turns, voltage at coil and spark at points.
1) cleaned tank out with repeated flushing; fuel flowing clean, bought new pencil filters.
2) rebuilt carburetor with kit, replacing all gummed up jets,
3) removed spark plugs. This is how they look. Severe wet carbon.

Bad coil? Bad lead to coil?

One clue - when I turn on key the ammeter doesn’t move, though it shows draw when I turn on the lights.

Much thanks for analytical wisdom.

Gene F · 10-15-2022, 07:01 PM

Points are stuck, or the condensor is shorted.

GRutter · 10-15-2022, 07:32 PM

Tell us more - you're not getting carbon buildup without combustion - normally from a rich gas mixture or weak ignition. Are you running an air filter restricting air flow? Is this a starting problem, or does it just run poorly ? Where is your GAV control ?

J Franklin · 10-15-2022, 09:37 PM

Do you have spark at the plugs?

Big hammer · 10-16-2022, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j franklin

do you have spark at the plugs?

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katy · 10-16-2022, 11:54 AM

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Continued Starting Issues

Does it start? Or not?

nkaminar · 10-16-2022, 01:22 PM

Where are you located?

The plugs indicate that the fuel/air mixture is too rich or that the plugs are too cold. Or that there is excessive oil burning. What brand and model are the plugs? Does the engine smoke? Is the smoke grey or black?

The ammeter may not show a discharge when the ignition is first turned on depending on if the engine stopped with the points closed or open.

Plus all the questions asked by others.

At a minimum you will need to clean the plugs or put new ones in. Sand blasting works well to clean plugs.

10-15-2022, 07:01 PM	#2
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,978	Re: Continued Starting Issues Points are stuck, or the condensor is shorted.

10-15-2022, 07:32 PM	#3
GRutter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Mint Hill, North Carolina Posts: 386	Re: Continued Starting Issues Tell us more - you're not getting carbon buildup without combustion - normally from a rich gas mixture or weak ignition. Are you running an air filter restricting air flow? Is this a starting problem, or does it just run poorly ? Where is your GAV control ?

10-15-2022, 09:37 PM	#4
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,969	Re: Continued Starting Issues Do you have spark at the plugs?

10-16-2022, 01:22 PM	#7
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,904	Re: Continued Starting Issues Where are you located? The plugs indicate that the fuel/air mixture is too rich or that the plugs are too cold. Or that there is excessive oil burning. What brand and model are the plugs? Does the engine smoke? Is the smoke grey or black? The ammeter may not show a discharge when the ignition is first turned on depending on if the engine stopped with the points closed or open. Plus all the questions asked by others. At a minimum you will need to clean the plugs or put new ones in. Sand blasting works well to clean plugs. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 10-16-2022 at 01:28 PM.