Could your BB spindle possibly be too long for this FD? I ran into this problem in a project I'm working on with an early '60s vintage cable operated FD. I did have the luxury to decrease the overall BB width which moved the chainrings inward and this made it work. I'm not certain this is an option with cottered cranks. Good luck.
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