Re: [Amc-list] generators

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I honestly don't remember having many problems with them wayback when. My 64 American and 63 Classic both had gens on them. The classic died on me and the only one I could find at the wreckers at the time was a big old ball of rust. I paid $10 for it and bolted it on the car. Started it and of course the light came on. So I sighed as I was out $10 and still no chargiing...
  On the way home I was a little ticked as it was $10 I could not spare and I did not know how I was going to get my car fixed, so I floored it and ran it up to about 80 mph, about as fast as that little 196 would haul the classic. About a 1/4 mile later the light went out! I was like OK, now what?
  I get home and it being a generator I just popped the hood with it running and checked things out. It looked OK, so I popped the battery terminal off. Well, it kept running! I figured must be charging!
  I figure what ever rust, crud and gunk that was in the old crusty case just either wore or burned off! 
As near as I can remember that generator was on the car the day I sold it a couple of years later. Never gave me another minutes trouble.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

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From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Hey anyone know much about the Delco Remy generators AMC used? I know how 
> they work and can rebuild one (commutators and carbon brushes and all 
> that).
> 
> Are there many different types? The American has a 30 amp model. Do mounts 
> and pulleys vary much? Do internal parts (bearing/bushing, brushes) vary 
> much?
> 
> Reason I'm asking is, I'm trying to chase up a spare, to pre-rebuild for 
> when this one drops dead, as I assume it will. Regulator too. Wondering 
> about how wide I can search for donors.
> 
> I know the "sensible" thing to do is dump it and stick in an alternator, 
> but for some perverse reason I'd like to keep the gennie. Maybe 
> hair-pulling maintenance will change my mind later.
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