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koates · 12-06-2018, 07:28 AM

Maybe you could explain exactly what your ignition system consists of. Is it all original 6 volt 1934 Ford or some other modified system. Are you using the original coil with the under dash ballast resistor. A good NOS rotor and caps should not leak on a standard system. Some guys tape or insulate the shaft under the rotor but I find that not to be normally necessary. What spark plug gap have you set ? Should be .025" . Any change away from the original ignition system could potentially increase the high tension voltage and cause your type of problem. Regards, Kevin.

12-06-2018, 07:28 AM	#2
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,079	Re: 1934 Ford model 40 Distributor Maybe you could explain exactly what your ignition system consists of. Is it all original 6 volt 1934 Ford or some other modified system. Are you using the original coil with the under dash ballast resistor. A good NOS rotor and caps should not leak on a standard system. Some guys tape or insulate the shaft under the rotor but I find that not to be normally necessary. What spark plug gap have you set ? Should be .025" . Any change away from the original ignition system could potentially increase the high tension voltage and cause your type of problem. Regards, Kevin.