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JimZ · 05-11-2021, 12:09 AM

My ‘31 coupe came to me through my dad beginning with my grandfather’s purchase of it in 1934. At some point in the past 90 years the original distributor was replaced with a model B version. As far as I can tell everything else on the engine is 1931 Model A. It runs pretty good with the timing set by ear but I would like to attempt to set it to some kind of specification to achieve its full running potential.

Can anyone give me information or identify a previous post on properly setting the timing of a Model A with a Model B distributor? Thanks!

05-11-2021, 12:09 AM	#1
JimZ Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Bell County Texas Posts: 24	Model B Distributor in a Model A My ‘31 coupe came to me through my dad beginning with my grandfather’s purchase of it in 1934. At some point in the past 90 years the original distributor was replaced with a model B version. As far as I can tell everything else on the engine is 1931 Model A. It runs pretty good with the timing set by ear but I would like to attempt to set it to some kind of specification to achieve its full running potential. Can anyone give me information or identify a previous post on properly setting the timing of a Model A with a Model B distributor? Thanks!