[T2] Voltage regulator

[Robert Mann]

For any who (like me) have never dropped an 'upright'  motor, there is hope
in my recent experience.  The bulkhead in my '73 Devon does* just *allow me
to reach around with a 36mm socket.  Once you've latched onto that big nut,
the fully accessible nut at the other end of its shaft, viz.  the outermost
nut at the rear end of the pulley driving the generator or alternator, is
all you need.  Heck, my buddy Dennis even found just in time a 36mm socket
on the roadside, busted but needing only a worm-drive clip to 'restore' it!
     Sure, our R hands felt somewhat 'squashed' for a day or two, but us
not-yet-motor-droppers are grateful we were able to remove & re-install the
alternator.
      As previously mentioned, the Bosch alternator on my '73 1600 is
scarcely fatter than the old generators, and I would urge consideration of
trading in that gen for a reco'd alternator.


Robt Mann
'73 1600dp Devon


On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com>
wrote:

> Well then, you learn something new every day.
>
> Greg Potts
> Field Service Engineer
> ND Graphics Inc.
>
> > On Jun 27, 2018, at 6:41 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > It's very difficult! I can't get my hand behind the dog house with a
> socket to remove the nut holding the cooling fan. If I were to drop the nut
> or the washers (almost guaranteed) I would never be able to find them. It's
> just easier to pull the engine!
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >> On Jun 27, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Bob,
> >>
> >> I’m not really up to speed on the type1 motors and generators, but
> isn’t it possible to remove the generator without pulling the motor?
> >>
> >> Greg Potts
> >> Field Service Engineer
> >> ND Graphics Inc.
> >>
> >>> On Jun 27, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I did a "Bentley" check on the VR and found that it's only putting out
> 10.34 volts, or so I thought.
> >>> I received a new VR yesterday and installed it today. The GEN light is
> still on and won't go out. I put a volt meter on the battery and got a
> reading of 12.67 volts, the same reading I got before I replaced the VR!
> >>> I'm preparing to pull the engine, removing the generator and taking it
> down to the local junk yard to get it tested.
> >>>
> >>> Bob
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