Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie
Posted by kevinpackard On 2023/5/31 10:17:10
Very slow progress right now. The starter is off for a rebuild currently. Once we disassembled it, we found that the insulation on one of the brush wires was cut open. My friend turned the armature on a lathe and it was definitely out of round. You can see one of the spots in the picture. The coil windings in the bad spots tested out okay. He's going to swap the field coils for 12V, and I'm going to replace the solenoid with a 12V unit as well.
The first fan belt I got was too small. The second one is too big. The adjuster for the alternator only gives me an inch of adjustment, so I'm going to see if I can find a longer adjuster and put that on.
I would like to replace the existing auxiliary electric fan (pusher) in front of the radiator. I want to put a quieter one in that has a temperature probe to control it. How does one go about removing the nose bodywork in front of the radiator? How do I remove the lever controlling the thermostatically operated louvers?
-Kevin
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The first fan belt I got was too small. The second one is too big. The adjuster for the alternator only gives me an inch of adjustment, so I'm going to see if I can find a longer adjuster and put that on.
I would like to replace the existing auxiliary electric fan (pusher) in front of the radiator. I want to put a quieter one in that has a temperature probe to control it. How does one go about removing the nose bodywork in front of the radiator? How do I remove the lever controlling the thermostatically operated louvers?
-Kevin
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