.....Chore Horse..... in with the New Year!!!

[Mike K]

Was a nice example FS here recently, unmodified - still 15 V output.

These things have little current regulation , they can push 20 amps through a battery - to the point of boiling away the electrolyte . Make a habit of feeling how warm the battery case is while the horse is running.

[Bob Carriere]

.....back to the big ice box on Monday!!!!!

may try using POR 15 as a sealer for the tank.....

On to LWD parts......... found a ton load of old NOS "Shurhit" ignition points listings on the web but without a speciffic part number I can't tell which is which going back to the late 1920s....... both set of point that I have, a NOS from Brian and the used one, have NO part number stamped on them...

Jordan.... how did you restore the red dial from the control box...... I rubbed lacquer thinner to get rid of the aluminum paint and it went clean to the metal with very faint lettering........ you used white glue?????

....and my can of liquid tape has all evaporated to a lump!!!!! back to PA...

[Mike K]

This is the horse I spotted recently FS. It is located in NSW .

A tip : I discovered that the resistance unit that is located in the screened ignition lead can be a cause of trouble with these chorehorse generators. Often , weak spark can be traced to the resistor.

Just recently I was removing the original ww2 era spark plug and the socket jammed and the porcelain insulator snapped .

[Jordan Baker]

Bob

So long as the etching is good on the data tags it’s reasonably simple to restore them. I sprayed the dial red and let it dry for a week or so. Then use a new razor box cutter blade and carefully scrape off the paint from the raised lettering. Just go slow with it.

[Bob Carriere]

Lettering is very faint and I am not sure my hands are as steady as a regular model maker!!!!!!!! Do they still sell "Letraset" sheets?????

[Jordan Baker]

If you want to go that route for the lettering. A model train company called "Woodland Scenics" does a pile of dry transfer letters/numbers in different fonts and colours. What I would recommend is to paint the disk the colour of the letters. Apply your letters. Overpaint in the red colour. Then you can carefully use some tape to remove the dry transfer letters. They will act as a mask and you should get some clearly defined letters.

[Tim Bell]

Is this a BSA unit, or Johnson Marine... or other?

Thanks

Tim