Re: 1947 Super Clipper idle problem

Posted by HH56 On 2012/2/3 18:08:27

While you're in there look carefully at the wire going from the points to the outside terminal -- (yours may be in a different spot from picture or even under the plate). The fabric insulation is old, sometimes rotten and then a hole wears or a chunk falls off. If it has, wire could be shorting out when the vacuum advance moves the top plate. That will kill the engine.