Posted by TheDurk on February 22, 2009 at 08:12:27 from (71.251.33.50):
In Reply to: Super A not charging posted by the tractor vet on February 22, 2009 at 06:14:12:
Hugh MacKay said: (quoted from post at 11:59:52 02/22/09) Fred: You can do as Jim or John suggest, or you can go buy a 6 volt alternator and rid yourself of that pain in the butt charging system.
I converted my Super A in 1992, and have not had a problem since. Gone are that bushel basket full of regulators and distributor caps, that might have some life left. I know you will say how could this affect the distributor cap? I don't know, but I was buying one per year before the change, haven't bought one since. Plain and simple the change over was a whole lot of trouble out the door for me.
Interesting....On my 12V 1966 140 I went to alternator in 2004 and electronic ignition in 2005. I too went from annual distrubutor cap change to 'I haven't bought one since.' I had attributed it to the electronic ignition, but maybe it was getting rid of the generator. In any case, I have the same experience with the distributor caps, which I have purchased only at NAPA for thirty-plus years.
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