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Joe Immler · 10-01-2013, 11:12 AM

I had a similar problem that drove me nuts. My '41 would shut off like your '47. It then became a flathead on a flatbed. This happened 5 times over a few months. Finally traced it to the condenser. It was not bolted securely to the block due to another mechanic stripping the threads and a bunch of grease in the bolt hole. The theory is that as the engine got warm on a trip and vibration caused the condensor to lose ground the engine shut off. Next day the car would run fine due to cooling down etc. Have not had the shutoff problem for going on 3 months. I don't know how your condenser is mounted but it is worth a look.

10-01-2013, 11:12 AM	#11
Joe Immler Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Massillon, Ohio Posts: 786	Re: Ignition problem, could use some insight. I had a similar problem that drove me nuts. My '41 would shut off like your '47. It then became a flathead on a flatbed. This happened 5 times over a few months. Finally traced it to the condenser. It was not bolted securely to the block due to another mechanic stripping the threads and a bunch of grease in the bolt hole. The theory is that as the engine got warm on a trip and vibration caused the condensor to lose ground the engine shut off. Next day the car would run fine due to cooling down etc. Have not had the shutoff problem for going on 3 months. I don't know how your condenser is mounted but it is worth a look.