Servex Distributor Timing Fixture Cat. No. U126 Ford V8

[David Dunlop]

Lynn.

I think the Ford CMP Maintenance Manuals also have a section explaining how it is used as well.

David

[Lynn Eades]

Hi Chris, I have since worked out that the machine adjusts for the height difference between the two types of dizzy.
Yes please a copy would be great.
Electronic is fine. Thank you.

David, there is a little bit in one of my manuals, but not much.

[rob love]

I have a Ford manual (SE170) titled "Distributor Timing Fixture X12127D..Operating Instructions". It is a total of 9 pages and covers all of the various distibutors that can be adjusted with the fixture. I have both the fixture and manual courtesy of Gord Falk who has loaned them to me on a semi-permanent basis.

Perhaps I should scan them and post them here.

[Lynn Eades]

A permanent access. Sounds good to me Rob.

[T Creighton]

Hi Lynn,
John Stevenson at Omokoroa has one that has the instructions on a plate on it. I borrowed it to do my distributor.
Pages R-26 through R-28 in MB-F1 explains how it works also.
I can loan you my book if you don't have one.
Make sure you get a good set of points. Both my points cracked the arms after a couple of hours running which upset the timing.
Ken Hughes from Dunedin was kind enough to send me a pair of genuine NOS ones.
Cheers,
Terry

[charlie fitton]

This link leads to the Ford barn.....post # 5 has a copy of a manual for the timing fixture.

You'll have to join up, but that's only fair as it's their document.

Lots of good info there, regardless.



http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67917&

[RichCam]

Charlie,

Thanks very much for the link to the Ford Barn and the forum discussion on the Wasco Timing Tool instructions. I was registered IN UNDER 10 MINUTES and was able to download the .pdf file. It is a much more thorough explanation on how to use the fixture than the Ford MB-F1 manual, page R-27 & R-28.
Cheers,

[chris vickery]

The original Ford MB-F1 is poor, both for instructions using the fixture and especially without it...
Flathead distributors are tenacious items and having your timing set correctly with a fixture is truly only the way to do it properly.
Many guys also look at other reasons why they think their flathead runs poorly.
9 times out of 10 it is an inproperly set up distributor and/or defective ignition coil.