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TomO |
09-02-2013 @ 7:07 AM
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Here is a link to a wiring diagram for the car. The truck wiring should be similar. http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_drawings_electrical.htm
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trixietruck |
09-01-2013 @ 10:27 AM
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I may have forgotten, but thanks to everyone who replied, and to anyone who is a member of this board. It's a pretty cool thing!
Trixie the truck will be revived!
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09-01-2013 @ 10:26 AM
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TomO and Supereal, thanks for the info. I think I will try to make the three brush gen work. I like the regulator being in the cutout housing, and not on the firewall. I also like that I'm having the radiator completely rebuilt by Seattle Radiator Works, and they are re-using the top tank, which has the cutaway for the gen mounted fan blade. I cannot wait to post a pick of this radiator when done. All four ports will match the 59ab ports now, and I'll have a modern pressure system that fits in that cool stainless/chrome (don't know which yet) radiator cap cover. This will also be good for the wiring harness I had already purchased from MACS! I really like the look of their wiring harnesses. Would still like to see a wiring diagram superreal.
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TomO |
09-01-2013 @ 10:02 AM
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I can't tell you which is best to use, because it depends on your preferences. Both style generators will work, you just have to make some modification in order to use the 2 brush generators. The first 2 photos are for generators from the 42-48 era and require a voltage regulator. Picture 3 is a 3 brush generator and with a cutout, the charging rate is controlled by the 3rd brush or the regulator from Fun Projects. The 2 brush regulators require that you make your own wiring harness or adapt a 39 wiring harness to your truck. You would also have to change the pulley in order to have a place to mount the fan.
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trixietruck |
08-27-2013 @ 6:21 PM
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Also, I am sticking with the 6 volt positive ground for now. This is the gen that came on the flatty.
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trixietruck |
08-27-2013 @ 6:19 PM
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Guess I can only post one pic at a time
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trixietruck |
08-27-2013 @ 6:18 PM
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Ok, good input from you all, I appreciate it. I thought I would post the pics I said I would. So, here they are. A question, which I know is kind of silly, which of the generators I am posting pictures of are the best to use. Remember, this is a 59ab, not sure sure what year, just know that it is not from the 37 pickup originally.
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TomO |
08-24-2013 @ 8:25 AM
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The regulator is for the 2 brush generator. The 3 brush generator is stock for your truck and uses a 3 brush generator. Fun Projects has been making voltage regulators for 3 brush generators for years. It looks just like the original cutout and you can use the stock wiring harness. http://www.funprojects.com/search.cfm?querystr=1937&querytype=year
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supereal |
08-23-2013 @ 9:26 PM
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If it has two wires coming out of the top of the generator, it is a three brush type. The two brush generators have the terminals on the back plate. Over the years, there have been a number of "regulators" sold for the three brush kinds, but most are just solid state units to replace the original relay using Zener diodes to control output. A true regulator requires three terminals, field, armature, and battery, plus a good ground between the body and the regulator body. The relays in the actual regulator control output by "buzzing" two relays, with the remaining relay serving the same function as the cutout on top of the three brush type.
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alanwoodieman |
08-23-2013 @ 5:29 PM
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look on the voltage regulator--one wire is the field, will be same on generator, one is armature-the end post on the generator is this wire the other wire on the gen is a ground wire. the last wire on the voltage regulator is the battery wire which serves to charge the battery!
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