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05-08-2019, 11:55 AM | #21 | |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
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I believe the dates shown correspond to the three generators used on the model A - Powerhouse (top), "long nose" (second) and "short nose" (third). Your generator is a short nose. If your car is a 1928 model, it probably had the Powerhouse generator originally. |
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05-08-2019, 05:44 PM | #22 |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
the '29s connection seems tight at best, but I had the better luck using the earlier Powerhouse tube rather than the one-size-fits-all since it has more clearance designed into it.
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05-08-2019, 09:42 PM | #23 |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
Wonder who started the rumor about a "Powerhouse pipe"?
There is no such thing. The lower pipe is made for 1928-1929, or 1930-1931. The 28-9 radiator should have the bottom outlet pointing slightly outward and the pipe should match it. The pipe should have the bend down low, and not near the center, as the 30-1 pipe does. Your pipe and angle look wrong to me. |
05-09-2019, 08:40 AM | #24 |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
I don't know if anyone started a "rumor", but that seems to be the way the suppliers describe them. For example here is the description from Snyders:
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05-09-2019, 10:24 AM | #25 |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
Turn your pipe around.
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05-09-2019, 11:23 AM | #26 |
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05-09-2019, 03:00 PM | #27 |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
well to add to the rumor mill, doesn't the lower radiator hose on the '29 get twisted a tiny amount when connected to the pipe, whereas on the 30-31 the connection is a complete straight shot into the lower tank?
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05-09-2019, 03:14 PM | #28 | |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
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Not with the right pipe. Bob |
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05-09-2019, 05:11 PM | #29 |
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Re: Why can't my generator move?
Thanks for the picture Bob, I think that pipe will solve my problem. Very nice looking engine, is it yours?
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05-09-2019, 06:37 PM | #30 |
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05-10-2019, 06:20 AM | #31 |
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