Too much wear on my new day timer?

JohnSaylor · Post by **JohnSaylor** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:13 pm

Car is running a bit rough. Replaced my old (extremely worn out) New Day with this brown Bakelite New Day that Dave Hiltz gave me in 2020. Don’t remember how much wear it had when I put it on, but this is what it looks like now. Is this an acceptable level of wear? I might try polish it up a bit with some emery cloth

Post by **John kuehn** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:50 pm

Absolutely that new day is OK. Clean it up a bit with Emory cloth and you should be OK. It’s not that worn to me. Others will have their opinion.

Post by **Moxie26** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:01 pm

With the engine running, take a screwdriver with a good insulated handle and short out each plug at the top terminal. If the engine speed decreases and you see Sparks at the plug the plug is good. If there's no change in engine speed when the plug is shorted, you have a defective spark plug causing your problem.

Norman Kling · Post by **Norman Kling** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:31 pm

Have you checked the coils?
Norm

JohnSaylor · Post by **JohnSaylor** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 10:10 pm

Coils and plugs are next on my list… just wanted to make sure it wasn’t the timer

Post by **Steve Jelf** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 11:25 pm

The timer isn't terrible, but it is starting to develop divots adjacent to the contacts. I would remove, or at least reduce, those.

JohnSaylor · Post by **JohnSaylor** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:45 am

Steve Jeff, what did you use to cut the wood backing plate to the perfect diameter?

JohnSaylor · Post by **JohnSaylor** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:26 am

*Jelf, sorry!

Post by **TWrenn** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:27 am

JohnSaylor wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:45 am
Steve Jeff, what did you use to cut the wood backing plate to the perfect diameter?

If it's ok, I'll chime in here...but a good hole saw the proper size is all you need

Post by **John kuehn** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:31 am

I don’t know exactly what Steve J. used to cut the round plywood piece for the new day timer sand paper backing but if you measure the ID of the timer you can use a hole saw to cut a perfectly round piece out of a 3/4” piece of plywood.

You can get one at a hardware store for around $4-8.00. And you have a perfectly centered hole in it too.

Post by **Steve Jelf** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:15 am

...what did you use to cut the wood backing plate to the perfect diameter?

As the other guys said, a hole saw.

JohnSaylor · Post by **JohnSaylor** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:17 pm

Hole saw … didn’t have the right size myself but I’ll go to the store and grab one

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