ignition · FF-0252

What makes a three-carburetor Flathead start so easily?

Ed credits a lot of it to the center carburetor and to the distributor, which has an advance in it, like the Chevy distributors he fits to Flatheads.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

center carburetor and distributor advance

Applicable scope

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