Well the bug bit me from behind. I started out developing the E-Timer for a close friend with only casual interest but then got hooked on riding in them and now I finally own one; a late '27 Touring. My first ride up the street was a real blast! Now I can't wait to learn the art of T driving.
Wasn't crazy to learn it has a water pump (I do like to keep things original you know :-) but it doesn't leak so will leave it in place unless it does.
I made sure to check the rear for babbit thrust washers in the rear, it had them and were in great shape but replaced them anyway with brass thrust washers as per forum guidance; Thanks to Dan Yurga for getting it done!
Running original coil units expertly re-built and properly adjusted by Bob Jablonski. Looks like a bakelite New Day Timer that runs well on battery and magneto. I plan to run the original ignition system to better understand its nuances, switch over to a roller timer for a while then should be able to fully appreciate the change to an E-Timer.
Glad to see you finally got the car home. They do tend to multiply.
thats a great looking car! good to see more people in the hobby, i should say life style.
good to hear you want to play with the original ignition. Its neat and alot of fun.
the water pump can be good to have around for that period of really hot weather in the summer, i almost put mine on a few days ago. i was driving around in +100 weather and couldnt keep the motometer out of the red!
have fun with it!
Wow,congratulations Mike that is a great looking touring car. Enjoy it.
Nice car Mike. Good Luck.
Nice car!
If the radiator is old, I'd leave the waterpump on it... I took mine off, and the higher temps seemed to boil out whatever the previous owner used to stop the radiator leaks. Now I have more leaks than I did with the pump on it, and wish I would have just left it alone.
Congrats, and welcome to the addiction, er I mean hobby .
Much congratulations!
If I'm not mistaken, the babbit thrust washers that were in it were brand new. I saw the diffy when it was apart. Good idea to go with the bronze ones.
Hey Ernest, you said they tend to multiply. Well, I've owned mine for almost 16 years. It must be sterile.....
Mike:
Congratulations on your new car.
If your left arm gets tired from moving the spark lever acording to the engine speed, you're welcome to drive my E-Timer automatic advance powered T !!!
Oops, you HAVE a E-Timer in your shop !~~!
If the engine overheats from a slipping fan belt on that H20 pump,dump it, I have a water inlet casting (somewhere) for ya.
Keep 32psi in those tires & enjoy your ride .
Bob Jablonski
Congratulations, Mike!
Are you going to keep an E-Timer stored in the car, just in case the timer, one of the four buzz coils, or the magneto fails?
lets not turn this into another argument thread. there are plenty of those already.
congraatulations on the car and have fun with it!
William,
Sorry to hear your T is sterile mine seem to be quite prolific
...- . .-. -.-- -. .. -.-. . -- .. -.- . .-.-.- --... ...-- -.. . ...- . ..... .- .-. -.-. --..-- --. .- .-. -. . -
And yes, I meant every word of that !!
Garnet
Mike, Congrats on getting a Fin
e looking car!! Royce says that timer must be packed full of that red grease so it will run for years but I'd keep an E timer in the tool box just in case.
Have fun driving
Congratulations on your purchase. You will meet some wonderful people and have some great times in that car. Join a chapter and get touring as soon as you can.
Warwick.
Congratulations Mike - it looks nice. I hope to see you out with the Crankyankers of Central New Jersey sometime.
Cool,
"...started developemnt with only a casual interest"
and now he has a certified diagnosis;)
I think you've already had a profound and positive impact on the hobby but welcome on board Mike.
Just remember to wipe and oil your roller commutator every 200 miles (every day) I find they retain oil and thus run cleaner if you have thin section "o" ring behind them.
Cheers
In order to make this a fair test, you need a set course, at a determined speed with a determined fuel mixture, using the same carburetor. Weather conditions must be similar and wind intensity and direction the same barometric pressure, and humidity must be same. The longer your course and the longer period of time used for the test, the more accurate it will be. Even then it will not be exact, but approximate. Let us know how things turn out.
Norm
Mike:
Guess you have about 600 local miles on that new car, need to change the oil.
ENJOY !!!!
Mike,
Looks nice. If you do get a roller timer I recommend one of the rebuilt original Ford parts from Chaffins or Lang's. The reproductions from Snyder's are unsatisfactory quality wise.
How soon will there be cheap knockoffs of E-Timers to compare to all the defective Ford timer repops?
rdr
RD:
Cheap knock-off's can be made of anything..... Rolkex watches as example..... the beauty of the E-Timer is in the software programming !! ....
Way to go Mike....
Enjoy! Looks like fun!
Hi Mike,
That is a GREAT looking "T" and I hope you will enjoy many years of driving it. It is an addictive hobby and glad to see you have finally become infected. Nice looking beam and vertical above the "T", showing both of your hobbies.
73,
Will ~ W1TS