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timer relocater(or?)

Post by thom » Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:31 pm

A friend has a timer relocater, I guess. He was calling it a distributor but says you reuse the four original coils with it, so I'm guessing it must be a relocater(or?). I'm thinking about going to have a look at it. Anybody running one? You like it? Seems like a good idea to me. :?:

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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by RajoRacer » Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:52 pm

They're called a timer elevator & they work good - need to do a bit of fidgeting to time it correctly so as to not short out one of the cylinders as you advance the spark rod.
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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by Scott_Conger » Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:21 pm

I like Model T's for their primitive simplicity. Admittedly, this as well as the countless other gee-gaw accessories of the period are interesting for their sometimes brilliance and others for their whimsical uselessness. This device appears to be a solution in search of a problem. Myself, I would not be a fan of introducing a device that presents a number of potential failure modes while offering zero improvement in performance.

Of all of my T's, I'd be shocked if I did a study to figure out how often I have to service any timer and found it to be more often than once every couple of years. And when I do, it's a 5 minute job at the very worst.

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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by Steve Jelf » Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:35 pm

What is the alleged benefit of this device?
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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by thom » Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:33 am

My handicap makes it difficult to access the timer on our T. :oops: I believe I could service it much easier when necessary if it was relocated higher.


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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by Bud Delong » Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:36 am

Long ago when i found one in my grand dads barn i asked what it was used for? As told 60 years ago it was to get the timer up and out of all the mud,water,dirt,and snow of the roads of the time. :D Bud. :D


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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by tdump » Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:39 am

I am with Thom on this,I would love to have those on my T's as reaching down in that hole with a bad back and sore hip can be a pain.Granted,not something you do that often but yea,I wouldn't mind have those myself.
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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by Charlie B in N.J. » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:19 am

Bud and Tdump made the only 2 points I could agree with.
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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by CudaMan » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:47 am

I wonder if one of these would fit on a Model N, considering that its timer location is even harder to reach than a Model T. :)
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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by RajoRacer » Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:46 pm

Considering we don't have to drive our T's in mud (I don't) & adverse road conditions, the obvious purpose is for keeping it up out of the road debris and the ease of service !

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Re: timer relocater(or?)

Post by RajoRacer » Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:46 pm

That & I'm a "gadget" guy !

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