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ACinSC 
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 10:38am |
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Fav son found an old generator buried in the dirt way back in the woods . Just curious as to what it came off ? Found 21 A 42 10139 on it , which seems to have been on a 1940ish Ford flathead car . Probably have pics up soon . Anyone have a clue ? Thanks !
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 12:18pm |
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 12:33pm |
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There it is , looks like it's been buried a while . Thanks
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 1:01pm |
http://www.allfordparts.com/
again... click on this link and it will appear in the link bar at the top of the page... delete the %20 in the link and hit ENTER... you will be at the ALL FORDPARTS page.. go to page #7 for a drawing of the old generator............ and for some reason that site does NOT want to link... here is a screen shot..
Edited by steve(ill) - 09 Jun 2023 at 1:13pm
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 1:04pm |
some parts are available....
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 1:18pm |
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type in "ford generator 21 A 42 10139" in the LINK BOX at top of the page and you will get a GOOGLE SEARCH of several sites... ( if you use GOOGLE).
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ACinSC
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Posted: 09 Jun 2023 at 1:25pm |
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Thanks Steve, good info. Sure would like to know how it got where it was. Maybe 🤔 someone was off roading? Always heard Uncle had a still back there years ago
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Posted: 11 Jun 2023 at 5:52pm |
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Pulled generator apart and it has/had some kind of cloth inside ? What the heck was that for?? Thanks
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Posted: 11 Jun 2023 at 8:22pm |
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The field coils were originally wrapped in a cloth material to insulate them from the body of the generator. It tends To come apart over time in conditions such as you found that one!
Edited by Alberta Phil - 11 Jun 2023 at 8:23pm
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Posted: 12 Jun 2023 at 6:24am |
The sad thing is I have TWO of them, in 'ok' condition in the garage attic...... they'll have to 'go to China' as I was told my stuff next door HAS to be removed...
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Posted: 12 Jun 2023 at 7:08am |
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Thanks for the explanation Phil. Learn something every day.
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DonBC
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Posted: 12 Jun 2023 at 12:23pm |
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That long mounting bracket allowed it to be moved up or down to adjust the tension on the V-belt that went around the crankshaft pulley, the water pumps on each side of the 'V' and the generator on the early flat head Ford engines. I had lots of first hand experience with these engines.
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Posted: 12 Jun 2023 at 12:31pm |
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Thanks Don. Been wondering about that.
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Posted: 12 Jun 2023 at 12:49pm |
My first car was a 1953 Ford convertible with the flat head V8
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Posted: 13 Jun 2023 at 1:01pm |
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Henry Ford was intelligent and frugal. The first V8 engines were largely based on the castings for the model A flat head four. One side was mounted at 45 degrees and the second side was essentially a mirror image of the model A casting mount 45 degrees the other way and offset by the thickness of a connecting rod.
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Posted: 13 Jun 2023 at 2:37pm |
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Interesting , Thanks Don !
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