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Purdy Swoft · 11-03-2020, 01:58 PM

Ford chose the timing pin method . Making the timing process more complicated and difficult doesn't cause the timing to be more accurate . The average person can easily set the timing as Henry intended with the timing pin . Methods that are used with the modern car isn't necessarily best for the model A .

blindenlaub · 11-03-2020, 07:53 PM

As a new Model A owner, I intend to use a timing light to check the timing on the 29 roadster that I bought a few weeks ago. It has with an electronic ignition. The instructions for the ignition say to set the timing by rotating the engine to #1 cylinder TDC, then aligning the rotor with the #1 terminal of the distributor. With this method it seems too easy to leave the rotor a few degrees off. Since I have no points to monitor for the moment the spark is produced, a timing light is the only way I can think of to make sure that the timing is set correctly.

11-03-2020, 01:58 PM	#21
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: timing light Ford chose the timing pin method . Making the timing process more complicated and difficult doesn't cause the timing to be more accurate . The average person can easily set the timing as Henry intended with the timing pin . Methods that are used with the modern car isn't necessarily best for the model A .

11-03-2020, 07:53 PM	#22
blindenlaub Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 11	Re: timing light As a new Model A owner, I intend to use a timing light to check the timing on the 29 roadster that I bought a few weeks ago. It has with an electronic ignition. The instructions for the ignition say to set the timing by rotating the engine to #1 cylinder TDC, then aligning the rotor with the #1 terminal of the distributor. With this method it seems too easy to leave the rotor a few degrees off. Since I have no points to monitor for the moment the spark is produced, a timing light is the only way I can think of to make sure that the timing is set correctly.