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Dan, I love your work!
Thanks guys!
Found this in a field. Is it a 32 ford truck dash?[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Thanks
Beautiful photograghy as always! D K
It looks like the problem 12V generator case has it's field coil wired opposite of the replacement correct working case field coils. I don't know...
I need to take it apart again, so I will get a look and compare. I will post what I see. Thanks for the help!
The generator now is putting out power. I am getting 13.6V at the battery at fast idle. Thanks for everyone's help!! Dar
Just got a 12v core from a 64 galaxy and replace the current case and field coils with it and the generator motors normally (clockwise}. I will...
I wanted to keep my 1950 8cm look, with the intake manifold, generator bracket, fan and I also needed a wide generator pulley to work with my...
Thanks Don, I will do the regulator tests after I get an oil leak fixed at my oil pressure gauge. ( seems like I get one problem solved and...
Don, Thanks for taking the time and for the very lucid explanation! Much appreciated! I did rotate the base plate 180 degrees which rotated the...
That is kinda what I was thinking: That the generator motors opposite to the rotation of the engine ( motors counterclockwise and engine rotates...
Thanks for the ideas!! I am really baffled. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I used the original 6V armature. Are you saying the field coils are not 'clocked' to the armature correctly? I simply swapped the 6v generator...
So a jumper wire from the field terminal to the generator body and a direct power lead from the battery sparking to the armature terminal? Is...
I have converted by 1950 ford generator to 12v by switching out the generator case for a 12v case and field coils. I polartized the generator by...
I seems my generator is polarized in the wrong direction. It motors counter clockwise. Engine rotates clockwise. How would I repolarize the...
I polarized it with the field lead to the Batt. lead at the regulator and then jumping the field and arm. terminal and touching the field lead...
I polarized the generator several times at the regulator as well as at the generator itself. Should I run the generator long and at a higher rpm...
I have a 1950 flathead in an 30AV8. I did the conversion from a 6V to a12V by swapping the case and field coils with a 12V case and field coils....
Thanks for the help. I put a second copper washer on the head side of the banjo bolt and that seems to have done the trick. DK
Thanks Jimmy. My problem seems to be a leak at the T fitting where the banjo bolt passes through it. I have a copper washer on the banjo bolt head...
New traditional brake system installed by me for 40's Ford drum brakes. I am getting a persistent brake fluid lead at the driver side T fitting. I...
Thanks for the help. I am still not sure if I have a leak in the bolt hole. I will try the permatex and see what happens. Posted using the Full...
Hi everyone, I have a 50 Mercury flathead with iron heads and thermostat housings. I am getting a coolant leak through on the the thermostat...
Ended up drilling a 1/4 inch hole. Tapped it and place a cut off 1/4 bolt with Loctite red sealant. No leaks! Thanks everyone.
Great time capsule and great story. You are doing the right thing and preserving history. I love your integrity! Keep posting.
Thanks everyone. I will try the drill/tap/bolt repair, before I consider replacing the head. DK
Bruce, Thanks for the information. Can drilling, tapping etc. be done safely with the head in place? And what sealer would you use? Thanks, DK
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