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05-09-2017, 02:03 PM | #21 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
I saw this one at Chickasha and thought it was cool that it looked identical to a Wasco. It was market Servex (not Cervix). Servex was for the Australian market while the Wasco was for the Canadian market.
Next to it was an early KEM
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05-13-2018, 03:16 AM | #22 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
In 2015 I received a 1948 Monarch 4-door Sedan to keep company with my 1928 Model 'A' Ford Tudor. During my trips through various flea markets, I acquired the timing jig, along with a photocopy of the Bulletin No. B-54, (Jan 31, 1944) directions.
I've included a picture, of the bottom interior section that holds the D-battery. The wires were dry, with cracked insulation wires. Otherwise it needed a cleanup and a new coat of paint. I'll use an old 1928 wiring harness to rewire that unit and find new clamps as well. What I want to know is what is the rubber "boot" (right side lever) used for? |
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05-13-2018, 04:46 AM | #23 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
^^ can I make a guess as to the purpose of the rubber booted pin?
I'd say it's an insulated post you can clip your flying lead to, while fitting the distributor. Once fitted you can transfer the clip to the terminal on the distributor. this keeps the lead tidy and will not light the light accidentally when not required. I have a similar lug on a Churchill timing jig. Mart. |
05-13-2018, 04:02 PM | #24 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
To me it looks like somebody has put a rubber distributor HT cap in the hole of the sliding lock lever, I don't believe it is a factory part as it is not shown in any of the drawings. JMHO
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05-15-2018, 08:28 PM | #25 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
I need a light bulb for my Wasco It screws in with threads .Is it a flash light bulb that has threads .and where would I get one?
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05-15-2018, 08:41 PM | #26 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
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05-18-2018, 11:48 AM | #27 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
Thanks .I was showing the guys at the car club .Thy never saw one .One guy said he can set the point without one I would like to see him do that
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05-18-2018, 04:07 PM | #28 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
The tool according to the instructions sets the timing, not point gap. I have wondered about that because its possible to set the timing by moving the exterior screw to when the engine runs best.
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05-20-2018, 08:01 AM | #29 |
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Re: Wasco flathead timing tool
"One guy said he can set the point without one I would like to see him do that"
"The tool according to the instructions sets the timing, not point gap. I have wondered about that" The best advice I can offer is to do some study on how the distributor functions. If you understand what it does and how it does it, you will understand how these different gadgets work. The early distributors are very simple BUT scare the crap out of a lot of folks. If you read the Wasco instructions in post #5, they mention 6 1/4 degrees in one step ... then say total dwell is OK if between 34 and 38. Who wrote that? As part of study lesson #1, find out the significance of the total dwell spec of 36 degrees. Why that number? If you understand what dwell is and why 36 was selected, it'll help you in adjusting your distributor. If "the tool" sets the timing, but not the point gap ... what does that suggest? (There is a difference between setting the timing/dwell and doing a complete 'test" of the distributor's function ... as with a Sun Distributor TESTER.)
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