Dodge1934 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I was reading through the literature I have on my 1919 northway engine in my Mclaughlin (See below). I am in the process of rebuilding the engine. In the literature it is suggesting that how the gear of the generator are hocked to the Crank shaft gear is important. That does not make any sense to me. Why would the "timing" of the generator matter? I do understand that the cam gear and the crank gear is critical. Any help is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 If this car has a combination generator that has the distributor attached then it does make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge1934 Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 13 hours ago, nickelroadster said: If this car has a combination generator that has the distributor attached then it does make sense. Nope the generator is stand alone the distributor comes off the block and is not attached to the generator in any way. Thanks for the thought thou as I know some cars are set up this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just makes me wonder if there is a balance condition similar to counter shafts on modern engines. Possibly some sort of vibration attenuator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Should not be,can't see any problems with the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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