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NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)

04-05-22 12:04

1944 generator

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I just got this generator with a willys motor in it work like a charm only 436h :thup2:

charlie fitton

05-05-22 11:51

Mine has a wartime Mb engine, and a French rebuild tag...

Neil Ashley

05-05-22 15:28

A pitty so many have been broken for the engines.

Bruce Parker (RIP)

05-05-22 15:39

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Originally Posted by Neil Ashley (Post 286382)

A pitty so many have been broken for the engines.

Maybe blasphemy for saying so, but I'd use the low hours engine in a vehicle and put a crapped out but cosmetic one in the generator. Having the generator run is great but how many times do you really expect to use it? More than once I've been tempted to restore a Ford engined generator trailer this way.

rob love

05-05-22 19:20

Back in the day Lorne Ertle found one of these with a Ford Jeep engine with no hours on it. He pulled the motor and sold it as a NOS GPW engine. There was a lineup for it.

In the 80s we still had these generators in war stock at base supply, and would have to service and inspect them periodically. At that time, if they needed an engine, the M38 engines were still stocked to upgrade them.

NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)

05-05-22 19:51

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Originally Posted by Neil Ashley (Post 286382)

A pitty so many have been broken for the engines.

i will restor the exterior of it as the original paint etc.. but if i ever need a good willys engine i know were to get one :salute: but for now keeping it as original and working condition :drunk: i have a video of her starting and runing but i dont know how to poste it :doh:

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