[T2] Voltage regulator

[david raistrick]

no, because a 71 back doesnt have a hole in the engine compartment roof.... you cant remove the fan shroud.


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> On Jun 27, 2018, at 8:31 PM, Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> For any who (like me) have never dropped an 'upright'  motor, there is hope
> in my recent experience.  The bulkhead in my '73 Devon does* just *allow me
> to reach around with a 36mm socket.  Once you've latched onto that big nut,
> the fully accessible nut at the other end of its shaft, viz.  the outermost
> nut at the rear end of the pulley driving the generator or alternator, is
> all you need.  Heck, my buddy Dennis even found just in time a 36mm socket
> on the roadside, busted but needing only a worm-drive clip to 'restore' it!
>     Sure, our R hands felt somewhat 'squashed' for a day or two, but us
> not-yet-motor-droppers are grateful we were able to remove & re-install the
> alternator.
>      As previously mentioned, the Bosch alternator on my '73 1600 is
> scarcely fatter than the old generators, and I would urge consideration of
> trading in that gen for a reco'd alternator.
> 
> 
> Robt Mann
> '73 1600dp Devon
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Well then, you learn something new every day.
>> 
>> Greg Potts
>> Field Service Engineer
>> ND Graphics Inc.
>> 
>>> On Jun 27, 2018, at 6:41 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It's very difficult! I can't get my hand behind the dog house with a
>> socket to remove the nut holding the cooling fan. If I were to drop the nut
>> or the washers (almost guaranteed) I would never be able to find them. It's
>> just easier to pull the engine!
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 27, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Bob,
>>>> 
>>>> I’m not really up to speed on the type1 motors and generators, but
>> isn’t it possible to remove the generator without pulling the motor?
>>>> 
>>>> Greg Potts
>>>> Field Service Engineer
>>>> ND Graphics Inc.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 27, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I did a "Bentley" check on the VR and found that it's only putting out
>> 10.34 volts, or so I thought.
>>>>> I received a new VR yesterday and installed it today. The GEN light is
>> still on and won't go out. I put a volt meter on the battery and got a
>> reading of 12.67 volts, the same reading I got before I replaced the VR!
>>>>> I'm preparing to pull the engine, removing the generator and taking it
>> down to the local junk yard to get it tested.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bob
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