ignition · FF-0251

How long should a well-tuned Flathead crank before it starts?

On a cold morning Ed starts the engine and it fires in about a quarter turn; Barry says he did not hear it crank at all. Ed says a quarter turn is enough to start a Flathead and there is no reason to crank it.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

cold start

Applicable scope

1949–1953 Ford Flathead V8 with three carburetors, out of a customer's 1941 Ford