Timing Gears.

[phil1]

Hi Friends I would just like to know where these timing gears came from! I have an identical pair taken from a MK engine,and  can  see that they are wasted in the centre and therefore very much lighter in weight than others I have seen. Many thanks.  Phil1ftp://.           

[eddie]

Hi Phil,
            They are probably from a wartime Douglas Generator engine.

   Regards,
                  Eddie.

[phil1]

Hi Eddie thanks for your reply re pre war timing gears. My next thought is as they look in pretty good shape and considerably lighter, bit like pre unit (Triumph) I would like to use them in the MKV. Regards Phil.

[eddie]

Phil,
       I have heard of owners using them in Mark series engines, but I would suggest you compare them carefully with a set of genuine Mark camwheels - the timing marks may not be in the same position relative to the keyway! I know for a fact that the crankshaft gear looks the same as that on a Mark, but one has the keyway in line with a tooth and the other has the keyway between 2 teeth. There are, however, advantages to using these gears - being from a generator engine produced under a government contract, the materials used were to a higher spec than those used in the motorcycle engine.

   Regards,
                   Eddie.