Hey everyone - rookie to the forum.
Here is the issue. New to me 69...driving it yesterday around 55mph. Start getting a really shxxty noise coming from the motor. I drop speed to 35 to get off the freeway. Finally off the freeway I pull into a parking lot - leave motor running so I can see if there is anything obvious - 20 seconds in the motor stops and thats all she wrote. Sounds like it froze up. Try to refire it and it sounds really really bad and sounds the the motor is just dragging. Had it towed home.
Today I go out to see what is up with it - and i don't know a thing about these motors....find my way to the starter cable on the back of the motor and try cranking it over. Same thing. So, I pull the plugs to release compression and try it again. This time the motor is spinning easier and the same noise I heard on the freeway came back. I notice the generator is locked solid and the belt is just slipping...which is the noise I heard on the freeway.
I pull off the belt and the motor spins as it should with no funky noises...So i figure I would see if it will fire without the generator so I can at least feel better about the motor not being trashed. Wont start. Check for spark - no spark...
So - thats the store - here are the questions...
1) Will these fire with battery only power? Or does it need the power coming from the generator to create spark? - which is why I'm not getting spark now...
2) Assuming its actually a locked up generator and not an issue with the fan - where in the US can I get a generator?
3) Remember Im a rookie - how does the gen come out? I see 4 bolts that are holding the gen bracket to the motor. Do i remove all of these? or is there a way to relieve the tension on the clamp around the gen? if so - how?
4) looks like after that is pulled off I just yank out the cooling cowling and get to work on this yeah?
thanks for the help
Here is the issue. New to me 69...driving it yesterday around 55mph. Start getting a really shxxty noise coming from the motor. I drop speed to 35 to get off the freeway. Finally off the freeway I pull into a parking lot - leave motor running so I can see if there is anything obvious - 20 seconds in the motor stops and thats all she wrote. Sounds like it froze up. Try to refire it and it sounds really really bad and sounds the the motor is just dragging. Had it towed home.
Today I go out to see what is up with it - and i don't know a thing about these motors....find my way to the starter cable on the back of the motor and try cranking it over. Same thing. So, I pull the plugs to release compression and try it again. This time the motor is spinning easier and the same noise I heard on the freeway came back. I notice the generator is locked solid and the belt is just slipping...which is the noise I heard on the freeway.
I pull off the belt and the motor spins as it should with no funky noises...So i figure I would see if it will fire without the generator so I can at least feel better about the motor not being trashed. Wont start. Check for spark - no spark...
So - thats the store - here are the questions...
1) Will these fire with battery only power? Or does it need the power coming from the generator to create spark? - which is why I'm not getting spark now...
2) Assuming its actually a locked up generator and not an issue with the fan - where in the US can I get a generator?
3) Remember Im a rookie - how does the gen come out? I see 4 bolts that are holding the gen bracket to the motor. Do i remove all of these? or is there a way to relieve the tension on the clamp around the gen? if so - how?
4) looks like after that is pulled off I just yank out the cooling cowling and get to work on this yeah?
thanks for the help