C30 engine cover

[Phil Waterman]

Originally posted by victor eaton
HELLO PHIL
That bracket top the engine cover is that an original one the type i see over here are longer and some seem to be post war . did you ever run your GENERATOR M5 mine runs lovely except you have to keep the fuel tank toped up i think i have come to far down from the bottom of the tank with the pipe as it sloaps up to the carb and it does not seem to like it. WHILE you have your drawing hat on i could do with knowing how to connect the wires from the dynamo to the regulater if ever you find the time that would be very helpful .
regards vic uk.

Hi Vic

The fire extinguisher brackets are modern variety for 5-10 lbs dry chemical. Interesting that there are two locations for the original type both of my big trucks have a set of holes on the back of the cab right behind the transfer shift lever as well as the holes on top of the engine dog house. I tried mounting the original carbontet brass fire extinguisher to the holes on the back of the cab but I bashed by hand ever time I had to shift the transfer case in and out. Wonder if they meant to mount the fire extinguisher on the out side of the cab?

As to the M5 generator yes it runs like a charm have several hundred hours on it. Ran it at our summer rally for four days straight supplying power to my truck (air conditioner and hot water heater) the registration tent and to the radio display. People are amazed how quiet it is. As to the fuel tank only problem I’ve had is that when gage says empty it is empty even if you can see fuel in the tank. It just will not start with less than 2” of fuel but if the generator is sitting level it will run the tank bone dry.

Not sure which “how to connect the wires from the dynamo to the regulator if ever you find the time that would be very helpful .” you mean the DC or AC circuit I assume on the M5. I’ve got the manual back up on my web site http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/Generator.htm it includes the wiring diagram.