The Ford Barn

bobbycoke · 03-27-2012, 04:02 PM

Well after all the years in a multi-state relationship just as I am leaving VT. Miss E stalls and refuses to start well pushed her in her home[a heated garage] and she refused to start? All seemed ok, popped the distributer cap and turned over the engine -----no rotation of the distributer!!!!! How clever am I , figured it has to be the dist. gear or the timing gear.....boy that college really paid off [that is the school of hard knocks].. took out the little timing gear pin thingofamagee and felt for the dimple [ well actually a deeper hole as I drilled it a bit deeper so I could feel it] low and behold I can't find the hole!!! Well now I feel that perhaps I Drilleth to deepeth and hastened its demise!! My humble question to all barners is aluminin or a fiber gear, any pro's and con's and any tricks as MissE and I haven,t been this intimate in a long time! thanks bobbycoke

juke joint johnny · 03-27-2012, 04:16 PM

I had an aluminum gear on a 28 pickup once made a loud knocking noise .I thought it was a bearing going !!! put a fiber one on and quiet as anything!!

thats my 2cents worth
John

James Rogers · 03-27-2012, 04:54 PM

I don't use anything but the aluminum gear BUT, I always put a new crank gear on at the same time. I didn't once and had a tapping noise that may have come from that area.

TK in LA · 03-27-2012, 06:10 PM

Next time, get a spare timing pin and grind a sharper point on it and it will make it easier to find the dimple in the gear. My 2¢

pick · 03-27-2012, 07:08 PM

AL will keep you on the road longer than fiber in mho

glenn in camino · 03-27-2012, 07:40 PM

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The last time I changed the timing gear in my tudor I used a bronze one. It will probably outlast me, but it does make a little knocking noise until it warms up. I think I'll stick with fiber on my next engine. They're fine as long as your crank gear is smooth

03-27-2012, 04:02 PM	#1
bobbycoke Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pawlet vt/ port jefferson sta. ny Posts: 183	Miss Elizabeth finally strips for me! Well after all the years in a multi-state relationship just as I am leaving VT. Miss E stalls and refuses to start well pushed her in her home[a heated garage] and she refused to start? All seemed ok, popped the distributer cap and turned over the engine -----no rotation of the distributer!!!!! How clever am I , figured it has to be the dist. gear or the timing gear.....boy that college really paid off [that is the school of hard knocks].. took out the little timing gear pin thingofamagee and felt for the dimple [ well actually a deeper hole as I drilled it a bit deeper so I could feel it] low and behold I can't find the hole!!! Well now I feel that perhaps I Drilleth to deepeth and hastened its demise!! My humble question to all barners is aluminin or a fiber gear, any pro's and con's and any tricks as MissE and I haven,t been this intimate in a long time! thanks bobbycoke

03-27-2012, 04:16 PM	#2
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: Miss Elizabeth finally strips for me! I had an aluminum gear on a 28 pickup once made a loud knocking noise .I thought it was a bearing going !!! put a fiber one on and quiet as anything!! thats my 2cents worth John

03-27-2012, 04:54 PM	#3
James Rogers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Asheville,NC Posts: 3,104	Re: Miss Elizabeth finally strips for me! I don't use anything but the aluminum gear BUT, I always put a new crank gear on at the same time. I didn't once and had a tapping noise that may have come from that area. __________________ http://www.model-a-ford-4bangers.com/

03-27-2012, 06:10 PM	#4
TK in LA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Verne, Ca. Posts: 831	Re: Miss Elizabeth finally strips for me! Next time, get a spare timing pin and grind a sharper point on it and it will make it easier to find the dimple in the gear. My 2¢

03-27-2012, 07:08 PM	#5
pick Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Haven, IN Posts: 86	Re: Miss Elizabeth finally strips for me! AL will keep you on the road longer than fiber in mho

03-27-2012, 07:40 PM	#6
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: Miss Elizabeth finally strips for me! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The last time I changed the timing gear in my tudor I used a bronze one. It will probably outlast me, but it does make a little knocking noise until it warms up. I think I'll stick with fiber on my next engine. They're fine as long as your crank gear is smooth