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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The nylon teeth on the aluminum hub cam gear started in March 1965.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The nylon teeth crack and break off with age and use<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are working on an engine and you find the nylon teeth – replace it before it fails completely and leaves you stranded somewhere.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>B19KC, A11KK, A22KK engines will have this nylon toothed gear<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All engines before March 1965 have the steel gears.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I do not know when Ford stopped using this nylon gear and went back to steel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Armstrong via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 28, 2018 9:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Fwd: nylon teeth<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Pay attention Mk 1A and Mk 2 owners to info from Dr. Ron Fraser !!!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>If you have the face of the engine off, CHANGE THE TIMING GEAR</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>FROM NYLON/ALUMINUM TO STEEL</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>It IS an interference engine.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Jim Armstrong</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:rollright@aol.com">rollright@aol.com</a><br>Sent: 9/27/2018 6:22:27 PM Eastern Standard Time<br>Subject: RE: nylon teeth</span><o:p></o:p></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_bbd8e140-eb59-49d0-9b71-677f80e80cef"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> It was one of those better ideas to quiet the chain noise.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’m sure Ford tested it extensively and I’m sure it ran fine for their tests but it did not take into account time, years of time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I don’t know when Ford changed back to steel, my reference material only goes to 1969 and it still shows nylon teeth.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ron<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></strong> James Armstrong <<a href="mailto:rollright@aol.com">rollright@aol.com</a>> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, September 27, 2018 3:59 PM<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> Re: nylon teeth<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>What idiots</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>When did they go back to steel?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Jim A</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In a message dated 9/27/2018 2:55:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, <a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" target="_blank">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a> writes:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Ford started using the nylon teeth on an aluminum hub March 1965; prior to that it was steel gears.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ron<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></strong> James Armstrong <<a href="mailto:rollright@aol.com" target="_blank">rollright@aol.com</a>> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, September 27, 2018 2:35 PM<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" target="_blank">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> nylon teeth<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><br>Do you mean they started using nylon teeth or changed from nylon teeth, Ron?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jim Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Mk 1A<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>382002083 LRXFE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Code 86<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>TAC #....<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>