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OOps whadido Wrong ?? ----You're right, I haven't been around in a coupla years.. Things really cchanged, had a hard time posting & adding pix.

Oops--whadIdo wrong??

Thanks, I did put it in general--classifieds-- parts,but this site( aux equip, pumps,etc ) seemed more specific to my item.

NEW Cast Aluminum priming valve for 3" Gorman-Rupp Centrifugal pump Bolt flange connections $50.00 + ship--Okla. Wt= 9#9#

Whale oil was originally used as Lamp oil--'till kerosine came along--coal-oil in between these two. The refined whale oil was prized by watchmakers--(see the non-gumming-in previous post.) The whale used it in a bulbous sack that could be shaped to focus their sound waves into a narrow beam.

Make certain the pole pieces are not touching the rotary magnet---See if the magnet has two poles & some magnetism. Jerry

Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do , get my post up count so I can sell one (1) data plate for a 2 wheel trailer---but I try to make comments useful--like the PE-150 --I converted a PE-90 to airplane status--fuel injection-dual plugs, etc---leetle heavy but $600~~ vs $6,000± Jerry

Yep, they were used as GPU's-(ground power units) as electrical generators, hydraulic mules, portable air compressors, etc--so they wouldn't have to start up the big fans,just to check the cigarette lighters.. Jerry

Most internal parts are from the Continental E-180-220 series--its 470 CID ..Jerry

If the rods don' t screw together--how do you pull out the lower sections after they are driven ????

No ALKY in AVGAS !! but it's about $4.50 a gallon here--OKla.

I give up !! I've posted here before, but I cAN'T FIGGER OUT HOW TO DO IT NOW. What is the best procedure to adjust the mechanical governor on the 4a032 engine ( in order to minimize the RPM drop from 0 to max load ??) my engine is used somewhat but I have several new governor bodies---should...

YES ISAAC-!!! This is definitely the best instruction booklet----It shows F1 &F2 as the field connections with the polarity shown as F1= + and F2=-.. also the power/sensing connections go to terms 7&8.---Would not the best place to connect the regulator to the generator be terminals 24 & 27...

I SEE NOW--said the blind man---2 of the 5 terminals on the short side of the board are marked --F-1 & f-2---IS THERE A "CHINAMAN'S CHANCE"THAT THESE ARE THE FIELD TERMINALS FOR WHICH i WAS SEARCHING???? <gg>

"lo again derf, I d/l a pdf file for the instruction manual --it shows where to hook everything except the exciter field--I assume it would be a couple of the 5 terminals across the short end of the board-- but which 2?? it tells you to refer to the generator instructions--but we don't have...