Timer selection ?

[Dave1]

What is the current Go-To timer ?
I have tried the Anderson timer, which I was not happy with .
Had great success with the TW timer, however it is no longer available.

Dave

[Mark Nunn]

I have an E-Timer that works flawlessly. I don't have a magneto and 6 volts was not up to the task. If you have a working mag, I recommend the I-Timer.

[Art M]

I have been using the roller type timer. They last about 1600 miles then the internal surface gets lumpy, which causes misfiring. Additionally the roller requires cleaning and oiling every few hundred miles.

An ANCO (flapper) timer interests me. This design requires good alignment between the camshaft and timing gear cover. The initial accuracy of the timer itself seems to be good. This accuracy was checked with a tool that I made using an old camshaft, timing gear cover, and a timing gear.

Many owners like the New Day Timer. These will not work so well in oily conditions.

Art Mirtes

[Steve Jelf]

I've been using New Day for many years. Some of the repops have been trash, but the current version has received very favorable comments from people who know their Model T stuff.

[Dodge]

New Day timers for the past 70yrs. in our family.

[JohnH]

I've used an E-Timer for about the last ten years, and enjoy its trouble free performance. Importantly, it stays that way because of no parts moving against each other.

[Inthegarage]

I’ve been using a E timer about three years now with great success.

[John Codman]

I bought and installed a Lang's 3221 roller timer on September 17, 2014 and haven't had any trouble with it since that date. The only problem is that I don't see that timer listed in the latest catalog that Lang's has sent me (2021).

[love2T's]

Dave...check your email. I may be able to help.

[Art M]

The catalogs from Snyder's and from Gaslight show roller timers. You would have to contact them to determine if they actually have them.

Art Mirtes

[Art M]

John Codman,
Your roller timer has been in your car for ten years. What's your secret to its long life. I cannot get a year out of one. I drive about 2000 miles per year.

Art Mirtes

[RajoRacer]

Have you "set" your timing cover with the proper gauge ?

[Norman Kling]

New Day or Anderson is what I have used. Once set correctly they work very well. The guage does not work on all timers. Best to see where the spark actually occurs with your timer and Then bend rod to fit with the lever all the way up.
Norm

[RajoRacer]

Timing cover, Norm - not the spark lever ! One needs to correctly "set" the timing cover for concentricity !

[Moxie26]

The. " Gauge " is only to be used with the stamped Ford timer... In all practicality. ..... . Other timers should be set according to their enclosed instructions.... And the timer rod lengthened or shortened according to the timer initial setting with the timer lever fully up..... Not all timers are the same.

[Allan]

A report on timer longevity is useless if time alone is measured. A more useful indication of worth is how many miles of service it has given.

I concur with the E timer users. The lack of moving parts making any contact means absolutely no wear. Set and forget is the way to go. I do have to remember that I must run it on battery, unlike the rest of my T's. The True-fire in my chocolate van is just as good.

Allan from down under.

[DHort]

I-timer. Set it and forget it.