Re: 1932 903 battery not charging

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/3/16 22:26:13

Certainly removing the generator and having it serviced by someone who is competent (like Jason at AER, or Ace-Wichita) is a good idea and when done you know you'll be set for tens and tens of thousands of miles. But my curiosity would get to me before that, why not just clean the commutator and see what happens? First, try just a bit of solvent on a cloth against it while it's turning to remove an oily residue, followed by a light polish with some fine crocus cloth or similar. Nothing to be lost by trying this other than 15 minutes of your time.

I don't know how familiar you are with the generator installation, so be CERTAIN that the bronze adapter plate stays in place in the timing chain housing when removing the generator. Should it come out with the generator the sprocket and timing chain will drop to the bottom of the pan and then it's off with the radiator, etc.