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H. L. Chauvin · 02-22-2016, 06:21 PM

Hi Terry,

Same mystery here ........... when I parked my Model A, it was running great after about a two (2) hour, two (2) way drive, i.e., a (4) hour drive; hence, this wire mysteriously broke while parked in my garage.

Reminded me of our 1952 Super 10 Wizard outboard motor we were pre-testing years ago in a 55 gallon drum of water prior to going away on a fishing trip ...... the shear pin must have been badly damaged ...... the shear pin broke while the motor was idling in the barrel ....... friend of mine almost died laughing at shearing an idling outboard motor's shear pin in a 55 gallon barrel of water.

02-22-2016, 06:21 PM	#7
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: Inexpensive Unpredictable Model A Failures Hi Terry, Same mystery here ........... when I parked my Model A, it was running great after about a two (2) hour, two (2) way drive, i.e., a (4) hour drive; hence, this wire mysteriously broke while parked in my garage. Reminded me of our 1952 Super 10 Wizard outboard motor we were pre-testing years ago in a 55 gallon drum of water prior to going away on a fishing trip ...... the shear pin must have been badly damaged ...... the shear pin broke while the motor was idling in the barrel ....... friend of mine almost died laughing at shearing an idling outboard motor's shear pin in a 55 gallon barrel of water.