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Old 04-01-2021, 10:17 AM   #41
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Hi guys,

first i want to say thank you for all your time and your input.

@Boston Bruce: The picture is great.

So now the good news. About 1 hour ago the engine started.

Today i made all that what you said and found that the spark plug on number 1 have no spark. changed it to another cylinder - no spark. Changed the plug - no spark.

Changed the "Spark plug connector wire" and the spark was there. Dont know what can break down on a copper stripe....

After that i again checked TDC (yes the correct stroke) with an dial gauge through the spark plug hole. Top!

changed the distributor housing with a new one, attached the airfilter and put in some starting fluid.

After some revolutions - the engine runs.

Hope tommorow again

Once again i cant say - its so fine with the help from all of you.

Here in germany it is very hard to get help.

Stay healthy / happy easter

Your Michael

Hope i can also help onetime

Pictures of my Ford Model T with the trailer www.velling.de
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Old 04-01-2021, 10:36 AM   #42
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Congratulations. I really like it when folks circle back to post the solution. Helps a lot when doing research in the future.
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Old 04-01-2021, 11:16 AM   #43
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That's great news & that's a fine looking A!
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Old 04-01-2021, 11:55 AM   #44
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Congratulations on getting it running. There seems to be a lot of failures reported
with the head gasket you used.
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Old 04-01-2021, 12:00 PM   #45
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My understanding is that the silicone gasket has comparable reliability when paired with freshly-milled heads and blocks, which it looks like he did, so probably he'll be OK.
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Old 04-01-2021, 01:59 PM   #46
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Glückwunsch an Sie ! Wie Sie sehen, habe ich Deutsch Gelernter, falls ich dorthin fliegen musste.

Congratulations to you ! As you can see I was learning German in case I had to fly over there.
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Old 04-01-2021, 02:12 PM   #47
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Thank you for reporting back. This way we all learn. Congratulations on your success! Wayne
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Old 04-01-2021, 02:35 PM   #48
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Changed the "Spark plug connector wire" and the spark was there. Dont know what can break down on a copper stripe....

I have seen a breakdown in the distributor body going to one of the plug wire connectors but never the spark plug "wire" itself.


changed the distributor housing with a new one, attached the airfilter and put in some starting fluid.


What do you mean "changed the distributor housing with a new one" ?
Does that mean you put a different distributor into the car?


Glad to hear you finally go the car started.


good luck
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Old 04-01-2021, 04:04 PM   #49
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Old 04-01-2021, 09:20 PM   #50
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I didn't understand the windup on Michael's cure, and didn't want to pester him. So what do you guys here in the States think his problem was all along? condensor?
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Old 04-01-2021, 10:32 PM   #51
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As he said, no spark. He did not change the condenser so that was not it. He said that he changed the housing, which I take to mean the distributor body with wings that distributes the spark to the right plugs. He said that he changed the brass strap to the plug and that cured the lack of a spark at the plug. It is impossible for the brass strap to be bad so perhaps his fiddling with the distributor body cause it to conduct. As Boston Bruce said, the distributor body can go bad. It is possible that the distributor body failure was intermittent, which can be really frustrating because it can work some of the time and not work other times.
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Old 04-02-2021, 09:31 PM   #52
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You need four things to happen. Timing, compression, fuel and ignition. Check all of the above one at a time and it will run.
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Old 04-03-2021, 07:04 AM   #53
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Did you paint the engine and forget to take the tape off of the intake holes? I did. Went crazy for a week L O L
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Old 04-04-2021, 06:57 AM   #54
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My engine came from the rebuilders with tape over the intake and exhaust holes and i put all together and did not see the tape for the paint JUST SAYING LOL
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Old 04-04-2021, 08:26 AM   #55
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Here some pictures from January to march:
Great pictures, nice car.

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Old 04-04-2021, 10:38 AM   #56
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I switched the copper strips out and installed the modern type distributer to the modern style and modern plug wires not problem since.
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Old 04-05-2021, 06:08 PM   #57
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Is the fuse good that you have mounted next to the starter?
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Old 04-07-2021, 07:28 AM   #58
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Is there tape over the intake holes that was not removed after painting. I did that LOL
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It was my understanding he has it fixed!
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If engine was painted was the tape left over the intake and exhaust holes I did that once
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