Help please, I am missing something. I have a rebuilt engine. I have a new wiring harness, a good coil, new points adjusted to .022. Spark plugs adjusted to .025. New wires, cap and rotor, and have

I’ve seen a similar situation a few times. Each time it was fuel delivery related. Something was blocking the flow of fuel. Very effective speed governor. Everything was ok in the driveway but under

Would it be possible that the fuel hose between the tank and the fuel pump is collapsing internally when the fuel pump starts sucking hard? I remember riding with my mom around 1956 in her '52 Super

Check the valve clearances.

Sounds like the vacuum advance isn’t working. Vern

Crosley’s don’t have vacuum advance. Barry Smedley

Have you run a compression and/or leak down test? Have you set your valve lash? Sounds like low compression.

Sorry Vern, There is NO vacuum advance on a Crosley distributor. Butch Virus-free. www.avast.com

The advance in the distributor, is a centrifical force advance consisting of two lobes that fly out at around 650 rpm. I did replace them with another set and they to work smoother. Still not the

This would be easy to do for a test . Open the main jet a 1/4 of a turn. If it gets better open another 1/4 turn. Runs in my mind you said it is a Tillotson carburetor. bye Robert

What is missing here is that Jeff has replaced the carb and the fuel pump with others from a running engine with no improvement. He has rebuilt the distributor, reset the timing a number of times

Possible plugged or partially plugged exhaust. My wife's 2001 VW Jetta wagon just had similar probs. The cat went bad, broke into chunks and would partially block the exhaust. Car ran fine in low

Nice idea Todd, but this is a new restoration with, (I think) a new exhaust system.

Yes, A new exaust system, and everything else completely restored. I will have some time tomorrow late afternoon to work on a couple of suggestions. I will let you know how it turns out.

Is this a common oem turn signal switch for a 1950 CD?

It's a heater switch. My 49 has one, I found it in the glove box. Attached are some picks that's the turn signal mine came with.

Oh yes, the heater. That explains the extra holes in the firewall and the missing hoses. They forgot the heater fan switch. So, what is left of the turn signal looks like this attached image. Was

Short answer.....no! Correct switch is a side to side slide.

The original switch is there, it's missing the slide tab. It's in pretty rough condition but, it may be restorable. Don't through it away!

I will try to save it, thanks. Not sure what the tab looks like, but it is not very big to fit in the little hole. It slides! Mostly to the left. The wires are shot, so I will be removing it to