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Bored&Stroked · 01-13-2024, 10:26 PM

Sometimes I take an old generator, take the guts out of it, shorten the middle case to about 3/4" long and make a "shortie idler" for the fan. I take the stock armature, push the plates/windings off of it and then shorten it on my lathe to fit the short case and machine the backend of the shortened shaft to run inside the rear plate bearing. I make sure that I use the stock front and end plates - so there are two bearings to support the shaft.

It mounts in the stock location and solves the fan issue. Then, you can mount the generator off to the side.

01-13-2024, 10:26 PM	#11
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,906	Re: Which intake to clear generator? Sometimes I take an old generator, take the guts out of it, shorten the middle case to about 3/4" long and make a "shortie idler" for the fan. I take the stock armature, push the plates/windings off of it and then shorten it on my lathe to fit the short case and machine the backend of the shortened shaft to run inside the rear plate bearing. I make sure that I use the stock front and end plates - so there are two bearings to support the shaft. It mounts in the stock location and solves the fan issue. Then, you can mount the generator off to the side.