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  1. steelypip

    Help With Identity of Old WW2 Diesel Generator On Trailer.

    If that pony motor uses an off-the-shelf Wico magneto you're likely to be able to find something that works for points - they're very common. Also try people who work with antique farm tractors, as basically all of them used magneto ignition.
  2. steelypip

    Help With Identity of Old WW2 Diesel Generator On Trailer.

    As NDT said, gensets that big were generally stationary-mounted in WWII. A pony motor for starting suggests that it was standby power (able to bootstrap - you wouldn't see this in a lot of stationary applications) and the capacity suggests something like power for a permanent hospital or all of...
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