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Fiat 126 Chat => Tuning & Customising 126 Models => Topic started by: Pete126 on March 25, 2018, 04:39:36 PM

Title: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Pete126 on March 25, 2018, 04:39:36 PM

Spotted this conversion on tintanet :D

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Gadge on March 25, 2018, 06:35:46 PM

Ooooh where!  :D

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Pete126 on March 25, 2018, 09:21:33 PM

I think its just a one off, someone in Italy ;)

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: michaelodonnell500 on March 26, 2018, 01:51:49 PM

camshaft must be going backwards.

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on March 26, 2018, 02:00:39 PM

Well spotted there Michael, I can see that you are not an idler and are geared up for the job  ;D

Quote from: michaelodonnell500 on March 26, 2018, 01:51:49 PM

camshaft must be going backwards.

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Pete126 on March 26, 2018, 07:42:02 PM

Never noticed that 🙂 the idler should be down at the bottom

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: thepuddlejumper on March 26, 2018, 09:58:34 PM

I thought one cog to a second reversed motion and when you add a third cog the two outers run in the same direction.???

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Gadge on March 27, 2018, 06:25:59 AM

That’s what I thought too?? Cam and crank both turning the same way? 

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: michaelodonnell500 on March 27, 2018, 09:17:26 AM

Quote from: thepuddlejumper on March 26, 2018, 09:58:34 PM

I thought one cog to a second reversed motion and when you add a third cog the two outers run in the same direction.???

I'll get my coat.

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: DEYAN IYI on March 28, 2018, 04:03:22 PM

Some more noise for the lil Hushmobil :P

Might be good for racing, having better timing accuracy. Along with the noise there are vibrations jumping on the whole timing unit, that tend to destroy it. Old technology...

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Pete126 on March 28, 2018, 07:43:45 PM

Ford and Taunus V4 & V6 in the 60/70’s used Fibre Timing Gears which ran very quiet and kept the timing spot on😁

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Allan on March 28, 2018, 11:03:57 PM

The 1929 Plymouth 4 had fibre timing gears.

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: belstaff on March 31, 2018, 12:47:24 PM

Quote from: Pete126 on March 28, 2018, 07:43:45 PM

Ford and Taunus V4 & V6 in the 60/70’s used Fibre Timing Gears which ran very quiet and kept the timing spot on😁

 Not forgetting the Renault Dauphine on which I replaced many fibre Timing Gears Ha ha !

 Regards Gren.

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on March 31, 2018, 01:20:45 PM

Hey Gren,
Watching an old movie yesterday a Dauphine kept coming into view and reminded me what a nice looking little car they were. Resilient too as my mate used to thrash the hell out of the one he had way back when. Not so robust in the bodywork area though as I think the metal was almost paper thin and rusted away so we do not see many these days.

Title: Re: Throw away the timing chain
Post by: DEYAN IYI on March 31, 2018, 05:42:06 PM

There is another abarthization for various models 600/1000/127/124... Unfortunately hard to apply to 500/126. Chain to belt kit:

(http://www.capassoricambi.it/7646-thickbox_default/kit-modifica-distribuzione-a112-abarth-completo.jpg)