Man, are we ever getting kicked around by old man winter this March. This week we got two huge blizzards in three days...total of about three feet of snow from both storms...and the drifting: Holy crap! It seems like we get ourselves dug out of one icy mess when another on hits us. Was supposed to put on a vintage bike display at our local exhibition grounds, but so many of us were literally snowed in, that I cancelled our participation...I had been looking forward to it, but I guess that this year it was not to be. Supposed to be another system on the way for tomorrow, they say mostly rain, but after this winter, I am nervous that more ice and snow may slam us again. This is the first day of spring...HA!
Anyhow enough of the bitching! Between bouts of snow blowing and shoveling, I did manage to get a little more done to the A10 ENGINE. Got the head torqued down with a new gasket..the new ones are solid copper and need annealing before fitting, but the good thing is, they can be reused indefinitely. After that I dug out the best looking rocker box and disassembled it for cleaning...In hindsight I suppose I should have took a couple of pictures. Anyhow, it was pretty crusty and needed to be stripped and cleaned to make sure all rust was removed and all oil passages were clear. After that I slipped in the pushrods and mounted the rocker box on the head.
A decent looking sump screen was located and fitted as well and then it was on to the generator. I had two to chose from, and decided on the one that turned the easiest. A quick test by feeding power through it caused it to motor, which is a good indicator of a properly working unit. It was remarkably clean inside, with very little wear on commutator, or the brushes. The bearings were also in very good condition. At the time of writing, the stator case is waiting for a fresh coat of silver engine enamel to dry, then it will go back together with fresh grease in the bearings and and be fitted to the cradle on the front of the engine. Sorry about the blurry pics.
Oh yeah...just for the fun of it, I tried out the grubby, dirty old magneto without even cleaning the points...amazingly, it still has spark!!!