Smokey,
One more bit of info on your fuse problem. The fuse should go on the bat
terminal, not the armature.
Grant 50 3100
Charles Culver wrote:
> Thanks, Ed-
>
> My nickname is Smokey. Haven't named the truck yet.
>
> I appreciate the info on the gap settings.
>
> Smokey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Miller <edngael@open.org>
> To: Oletrucks Digest <oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 7:31 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Regulator contacts
>
> >Hi Charles,
> >
> >Is "Smokey" your nick name or your truck's?
> >
> >I have the book for a '58, and I don't see any mention of a fuse between
> >the generator and the regulator. Do you need it? My truck has a later
> >alternator with a built in regulator, so I don't know what mine does.
> >But I found air gaps in the book:
> >
> >single contact voltage regulators:
> > air gap: .075" between armature and center of core, when armature is
> >pressed down to make contact points touch.
> >
> >double contact voltage regulators:
> > point opening between upper set of contacts should be .016
> > air gap should be .067 with the lower contacts touching, measuring
> >between armature and the winding core
> >
> >If you know which kind of regulator you have, and need more info, I can
> >type out for you what the book has, but I've never messed with one of
> >these things before.
> >
> >Good luck,
> >Ed Miller
> >'58 Short fleetside Apache
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
> >
>
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