It's All About Timing

Sometimes when you've got an engine apart you've got to take a minute to stop what you're doing and take a photo. Here we see the timing gears at the front end of a Ford Model 8n engine.There's something photogenic about these heavy steel gears with precision angled teeth. Timing gears have since been outdated and mostly replaced by timing belts. Nevertheless, these gears will be performing their duty for a long time to come.