Bob wrote: "Anyone have any ideas what is happening? The generator has
new field coils. " There not new anymore !! Sounds like they shorted,
overheated, and melted their epoxy type insulation, which was pulled
forward by the draw of the generator fan and deposited in a nice thin
line all around the front of the engine compartment. That would be my
guess.
Rich
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> From: Bob Reynolds[SMTP:info@standard-knapp.com]
> Reply To: Bob Reynolds
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 1997 1:59 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Generator Slime
>
>
> A funny thing happened to me driving my Tiger home from British Car
> day a
> the Boston Museum of Transportation. About 70 miles into my 130 mile
> trip
> home I noticed a humming sound that increased with engine RPM. The
> noise
> seemed to get worse the further I drove. When I arrived home I
> determined
> that the noise was comming from my generator. I decided to
> investigate the
> problem further the next day after everyting had cooled off. The
> generator
> made the same noise even when cold. I also noticed a waxy yellow
> substance
> deposited in a line on the hood and engine compartment adjacent to the
> generator fan. I cleaned the substance off with solvent, but found
> that
> the paint had actually been stained. Polishing compound still hasn't
> removed all the stain.
>
> Anyone have any ideas what is happening? The generator has new field
> coils.
>
> Bob Reynolds
>
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