Has anyone seem one of these or have them in their collections?
It looks useful, but did it actually work? I would think NOT to use this when the engine is running as the little ball would be a blur to see I guess.
But could be a bonus when turning over slowly as that would show both TDC and spark firing in one tool.
Stevens Timing Tool
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Re: Stevens Timing Tool
Cool tool! It almost had to utilize a piston against a spring calibrated to a new compression pressure. Weak rings or leaky valves and I doubt it worked as intended. Nevertheless a neat idea.
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Re: Stevens Timing Tool
Steven King posted this nice picture of one a few years ago.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/82 ... 1531292223
When did I do that?
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Re: Stevens Timing Tool
They are for moving the crank slowly by hand to find TDC and timing.
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Re: Stevens Timing Tool
I have one, but never tried to use it.
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Re: Stevens Timing Tool
There have been several fancy doodads to set timing over the past 100 years. Currently Lang's sells one that even lights up (for $87). They are all less accurate than going by the pin position, which has the advantage of costing the perfect price — nothing. https://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG97.html
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