[T2] Voltage regulator

[Robert Mann]

Again I try to offer a ray of hope.

At least on the 1600dp engine, the fan can indeed be removed to the rear,
leaving the fabulous 'upright' main fan shroud unmoved.  Vertical tin
fastened by diabolically-placed bolts allows this.

Also, I agree with Chris Dreike that for most if not all of the 4 hold-down
fastenings of the gen/alt stand, bolts are better than the original studs.
BTW the rear L of those threaded holes goes straight into the sump, which
is a handy way to return oil from your dunny-paper external oil
filter/cooler.  After no tutoring in metalwork, I made a hollow banjo bolt
for that fastening,  Hint: brass is soft enough so that you can cut a male
thread using an ordinary steel nut.  The spirit of Munro lives! 😂

Immediately under the gen/alt stand is the oil deflector plate (Bentley
fig. 16-8, p. 58).  Before finding this picture, we slapped the plate back
in as we found it, which happened to be turned 90°.  Kiwi intuianalysis™
told us the orientation would not matter.  But if someone has evidence to
the contrary, we're humble enough to listen 😕 and lift the stand again
(easier with the improved fixings *viz*. bolts not studs).

Robt Mann

On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 4:10 PM, david raistrick <keen at icantclick.org>
wrote:

> no, because a 71 back doesnt have a hole in the engine compartment
> roof.... you cant remove the fan shroud.
>
>
> --
> Sent from my random mobile device of the week
>
> > 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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