So lets see some pics of your "new " car.

  

don't forget to polarize the new setup OR might even be a good time to consider an upgrade to an alternator instead.

Glad you made it home safe.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Thanks everyone. I made it home using just the new battery. I had the original battery in a paper bag in the front seat just in case, but didn't need it. Now it is time to buy parts to get that generator rebuilt.



Jim

Jim - Erie Colorado, 1957 Country Sedan

jrw, gosh I sure wish I could help ya. I'm here on the east coast looking at my freshly rebuilt unit I could give you. Hope you get to your destination. Incidentally, if anyone is traveling on the east coast(NJ,PA,DE) area and needs help, I am available. Steve at six zero nine, eight three nine,four zero eight five. Good luck!



292fan

jrw:

Once on a T-Bird club tour, one of the car's generator quit.  I could see through the slot that the brush was worn down to the point that the brush spring was hanging on the brush holder and not pushing the brush against the armature.  I found a popsicle stick on the ground, carved it with my pocket knife until I had a piece that would fit on top of the brush and under the spring.  Worked until we got to our destination 400 miles away, where we installed new brushes.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

jrw: Is the generator actually fried or did it just stop working? If it looks normal, it may just need brushes & cleanup. How old is the regulator? Is there a NAPA in the area?. Might be able to get parts..probably listed under 1964 Ford pickup. Hope this helps.

Paul

Are you at Little America in Cheyenne? I have a 57 12V generator off an F100 from my 292 core. The 292 is going in my 54 with a 6V so I don't need it, will swap you straight up.



Pat


I know you can't save them all, but I'm tryin anyway!

I'm at Little America, Wyoming. It is a HUGE truck stop, hundreds of trucks here tonight. I've spent several hours with the big-rig mechanics, and they don't know of anyone anywhere near here who would have parts, or who would have prior experience working on a Y-block. And now that it is the weekend, it is less likely to find local help. (They said it is hunting season, and I'll find no one around until Monday.) So, running on the battery is my plan.



By the way, the mechanics here have been terrific. I've always been off-put by the many billboards Little America has on Interstate 80 so I've never stopped in. Now out of necessity, I find they are really good folks.

Jim - Erie Colorado, 1957 Country Sedan

Are there no local rebuilders in the area? Often they have old parts on their shelf. Somone at the truckstop should know. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

You will definitely get more than 20 to 30 miles. When I first bought my truck, the charging system didn't work so I carried another battery around with me.

I wonder if those charge/ discharge cycles have contributed to it's lasting so long. I got it shortly after buying the truck and it's still going strong. It's probably a 10 year old battery now.


Lawrenceville, GA