Roller Timer

[Jugster]

So I recently found myself in the unenviable position of needing to replace a Ford roller-timer. Because finding a new-old-stock or refurbished roller-timer isn't as easy as once was the case, I've had to make do with the low-quality, rough-hewn, but nominally functional stamped roller-timer that is available. It's better than nothing in the interim, but my car starts hard and just isn't running as well as it should. It sure would be nice if I could find a good NOS or machinist-refurbished roller-timer. Does anybody out there in Model-T Land know where I can buy one?

[Art M]

Snyder's Antique Auto Parts sells a roller timer, which includes the rotor and the housing. I get about 1600 miles from them. Not great but if kept clean and oiled they preform quite well until they don't. For me that's about 1600 miles.

I wonder what mileage others get from them.

Art Mirtes

[jiminbartow]

When I bought my 1926 coupe in 1970, it had an original pressed steel Ford script roller timer on it and the car ran great! Unfortunately, I decided to try all the different timers on the market (over a half dozen) but never got the results I was seeking, so all my experimenting was a waste of time and money. In 2022, I came full circle and purchased a really great American made roller type timer from Snyder’s, part #T-3165. It not only looks great, like the original, but, of all the different types of timers I have used in the last 53 years of owning my Model T, this is the best working timer of them all. I highly recommend it. Jim Patrick

[TWrenn]

You need the TW timer..I have an extensive post about it on the thread about oiling a timer.

[KeithG]

Note for Bob Cairo aka Jugster, I have 2 TW Timers and love them. One of them has the round brush and the other has the rectangular brush. They both work great.
Just my opinion and FYI.

Keith