| sorry jim, i don't have the answer to your question, but your
problem brings back a fond memory of when i
first got my model a. of course i knew nothing about the car other
than the fact that it was old and run down, but i
had managed to get it running and took it
for a spin around the block. i had almost made it around the block when
all of a sudden there was a shower of sparks
and then a huge backfire.i thought the
car was going to explode it was so violent. anyway, the engine died and i coasted to a halt
right in front of a neighbor's driveway.they
had a huge gathering of people outside
and were obviously getting ready to
go somewhere.you should have seen
the look on their faces --- everybody
was staring at me and couldn't believe
the fact that an ancient car had just
died on their doorstep. i finally figured out that the brake
rod had shorted across the battery
terminals and caused the spark shower,
but i still have no idea why there
was such a huge backfire at that moment. good luck on your problem,
doug handran
: I just got my newly purchased 31 coupe on the road.It seems to run fairly well.But it backfires very loudly when I turn the key off.Advance lever seems to have no effect.Any ideas please?
: Jim
: Just south of Booger Holler Arkansas.
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