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timer oil
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:50 pm
by halftracknut
How much and what type oil should in the timer...I put a couple of squirts of singer sewing machine oil and my truck started missing and quitting so I removed the timer and wiped it out and ran 45 minutes no problems....what's going on?
Re: timer oil
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:54 pm
by Mark Gregush
Roller timer? Brush types no lube and flapper types maybe some vaseline.
Re: timer oil
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:00 pm
by halftracknut
Sorry...roller timer new from snyders
Re: timer oil
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:25 pm
by jiminbartow
A lot of today’s oils, greases and lubricants have additives that are electrically conductive so cannot be used in many parts of the Model T such as the crank case (because of the magneto) and timer lubrication. I made my own mixture of non-conductive timer lubricant made from 3 in 1 oil and Vaseline, mixed to the consistency of medium viscosity gravy. It is thin enough to lubricate the roller and thick enough to cling to the interior of the timer housing which keeps the timer lubricated for much longer than liquid oils which flow to the bottom of the timer housing and, unlike lithium grease, Vaseline and 3 in 1 oil is not electrically conductive so there are no shorts between contacts. Jim Patrick
Re: timer oil
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:07 pm
by Mark Gregush
Singer sewing machine oil would not be conductive and should not have any additives. Something else must be going on.
Re: timer oil
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:41 pm
by halftracknut
After the 45 minutes it did not quit i shut it off....running fine...I will run it again ....does't get hot...full fuel...coils buzz good...ran fine before I oil it?
Re: timer oil
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:13 am
by Steve Jelf
Some say Mobilgrease 28 is best for a roller timer. I can't vouch for anything, as I use New Day timers.