Has anyone had an experience with the generator (sorry, dynamo..) on a TR4,
where electrical arcing was visible at the rear of the unit? I wouldn't have
noticed this ordinarily, but I happened to have the bonnet up last night to rev
the engine and found that the higher the revs, the more arcing I see inside the
back of the generator. What also helped is that I had turned most of the
lights off in the garage to keep the bugs from swarming in. Besides a total
failure of the charging system, my biggest fear is that if for some reason I
had a fuel leak, the arc would not be a good thing.
Is this a sign of worn brushes? I've always considered converting to an
alternator, but don't have the time (or money) right now and the car has to be
ready for a trip in 2 weeks. Brushes are cheap and should be easy to replace.
I just don't want to waste the time that it will take to order them if it's
something more serious.
Thanks
Paul
61 TR4
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