Re: Generator blues
• I reused the wick that was in mine- it was saturated & sound.
• the bushing is not too deep, oil dropped into the oil port definitely gets into the oil well and weeps out the bleed hole when full. Last time I pulled it apart the shaft was liberally oily, plus there was a smear of oil at the bottom inside of the rear cover; it was making it's way out the front of the bushing.
• The squealing noise quickly rises in pitch until no vehicle owner would dream of letting it run 5 more seconds. But both times it did this it did a mile+ of driving before squealing. All thos other times it was started and ran for a few minutes to 10 minutes, it never made a peep.
I'd prefer not to have to buy a new generator if not necessary.
OH... BY THE WAY, I am not seeing my generator offered repro- will the dual pulley & fan mount on any period Ford generator, or does mine have a longer shaft to mount the extra bits?
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