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Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - Andy Coleman - 06-14-2007 09:41 Fellow Wanderlodgers, My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I might have much more success. You should see how fried the old bearings were! Any help is appreciated! Andy 83 FC-35 Spring Lake Heights, NJ Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - Ryan Wright - 06-14-2007 10:14 Andy, Copying my message on this forum as well, since you posted on both: I'm all new here so I don't know exactly what pulley you're talking about, but my guess is this is a simple idler pulley. Have you taken the old one off and brought it to an auto parts store? It's doubtful they will be able to look the part number up by vehicle or device, but idler pulleys are idler pulleys and if you take it in there, they will almost certainly have a replacement part available. It's a very common part used on most engines. Even if they don't have one available, you can press the old bearing out and pop a new one in fairly easily and they will certainly stock new bearings. A hammer, block of wood and a tool to remove the little embedded "c" clamps might be enough to get the job done. (I used a small vice to hold the pulley and hammered the bearing out when I replaced them on my DeLorean). Or take it to any auto repair shop and they should be able to swap the bearing out for you in a few minutes. So, try taking the actual pulley with you, and use the term "idler pulley", you should have much more success. Good luck! -Ryan On 6/14/07, Andy Coleman > > Fellow Wanderlodgers, > > My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on > Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. > > Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my > Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, > and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. > > Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and > bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number > from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. > > Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! > > Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the > Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I > might have much more success. > > You should see how fried the old bearings were! > > Any help is appreciated! > > Andy > 83 FC-35 > Spring Lake Heights, NJ > Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - mbulriss - 06-14-2007 10:22 Kind of hard to believe a place the size of Atlanta doesn't have a good bearing supply and repair house that could replace that bearing! I know this was discussed in the past on the forum, but a I did a quick search for you but I couldn't find the posts. I'll look in my offline backup files when I get home. Seems like the bearing was available at NAPA? In any event, you might want to take a look in the Links section at the Perkins Diesel Repair Manual link for some part numbers of the dynamo on page B.13 for the part numbers on the dynamo which might provide some clues to a parts counter guy. Section Q.5 covers the operation, but I did not see any part numbers in there. Mike Bulriss 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" San Antonio, TX --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Coleman" > > Fellow Wanderlodgers, > > My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on > Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. > > Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my > Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, > and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. > > Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and > bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number > from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. > > Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! > > Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the > Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I > might have much more success. > > You should see how fried the old bearings were! > > Any help is appreciated! > > Andy > 83 FC-35 > Spring Lake Heights, NJ > Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - dthollis1961 - 06-14-2007 10:35 Andy, I pressed out the old bearing and pressed a new one in. Here is the bearing number for NSK brand: 6203ZZC3. Buy a spare. I also have handy a Dayco belt number: 17415 David Hollis 84FRC35 Springfield,IL --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Coleman" > > Fellow Wanderlodgers, > > My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on > Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. > > Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my > Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, > and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. > > Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and > bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number > from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. > > Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! > > Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the > Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I > might have much more success. > > You should see how fried the old bearings were! > > Any help is appreciated! > > Andy > 83 FC-35 > Spring Lake Heights, NJ > Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - Leroy Eckert - 06-14-2007 10:59 If you can read the bearing number I purchased mine at NAPA, knocked it out and took a socket and put it back in. The pully itself should be ok. Then the belt length and I would guess is a V type. Save the burned belt for reference. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors" Niceville, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Coleman To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:41 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta Fellow Wanderlodgers, My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I might have much more success. You should see how fried the old bearings were! Any help is appreciated! Andy 83 FC-35 Spring Lake Heights, NJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - Larry - 06-14-2007 14:35 Andy, If you don't have any luck with NAPA, you may try a marine repair facility as the Perkins is a popular marine engine and they might be able to get parts for you... HTH Sea Ya Larry NYC 84 35FCSB ----- Original Message ---- From: mbulriss <mbulriss@...> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:22:59 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta Kind of hard to believe a place the size of Atlanta doesn't have a good bearing supply and repair house that could replace that bearing! I know this was discussed in the past on the forum, but a I did a quick search for you but I couldn't find the posts. I'll look in my offline backup files when I get home. Seems like the bearing was available at NAPA? In any event, you might want to take a look in the Links section at the Perkins Diesel Repair Manual link for some part numbers of the dynamo on page B.13 for the part numbers on the dynamo which might provide some clues to a parts counter guy. Section Q.5 covers the operation, but I did not see any part numbers in there. Mike Bulriss 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" San Antonio, TX --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Andy Coleman" > > Fellow Wanderlodgers, > > My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on > Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. > > Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my > Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, > and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. > > Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and > bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number > from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. > > Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! > > Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the > Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I > might have much more success. > > You should see how fried the old bearings were! > > Any help is appreciated! > > Andy > 83 FC-35 > Spring Lake Heights, NJ > <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0;} #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both;} #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px;} #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left;white-space:nowrap;} .bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:upp\ ercase;} #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0;margin:2px 0;} #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-ri\ ght:.5em;} #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-vital a { text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} #ygrp-sponsor #nc { background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%\ ;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0;} o {font-size:0;} .MsoNormal { margin:0 0 0 0;} #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%;} blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} .replbq {margin:4;} --> ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - Stephen Birtles - 06-14-2007 14:54 try this place all they do is bearings Bearings limited ATLANTA 5570 Tulane Drive Atlanta, GA. 30336-2326 Phone: (888) 4-BEARINGS (800) 247-9920 (404) 696-7065 Fax: (404) 696-7154 Stephen 77fc35 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry > > Andy, > If you don't have any luck with NAPA, you may try a marine repair facility as the Perkins is a popular marine engine and they might be able to get parts for you... > HTH > > Sea Ya > Larry > NYC > 84 35FCSB > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: mbulriss <mbulriss@...> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:22:59 PM > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind of hard to believe a place the size of Atlanta doesn't have a > > good bearing supply and repair house that could replace that bearing! > > I know this was discussed in the past on the forum, but a I did a > > quick search for you but I couldn't find the posts. I'll look in my > > offline backup files when I get home. Seems like the bearing was > > available at NAPA? > > > > In any event, you might want to take a look in the Links section at > > the Perkins Diesel Repair Manual link for some part numbers of the > > dynamo on page B.13 for the part numbers on the dynamo which might > > provide some clues to a parts counter guy. Section Q.5 covers the > > operation, but I did not see any part numbers in there. > > > > Mike Bulriss > > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" > > San Antonio, TX > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Andy Coleman" > > > > > > > > Fellow Wanderlodgers, > > > > > > My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on > > > Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. > > > > > > Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my > > > Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, > > > and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. > > > > > > Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and > > > bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number > > > from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. > > > > > > Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! > > > > > > Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the > > > Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I > > > might have much more success. > > > > > > You should see how fried the old bearings were! > > > > > > Any help is appreciated! > > > > > > Andy > > > 83 FC-35 > > > Spring Lake Heights, NJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} > #ygrp-text{ > font-family:Georgia; > } > #ygrp-text p{ > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > font-family:Arial; > clear:both;} > #ygrp-vitnav{ > padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > padding:0 1px;} > #ygrp-actbar{ > clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > float:left;white-space:nowrap;} > .bld{font-weight:bold;} > #ygrp-grft{ > font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} > #ygrp-ft{ > font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; > padding:5px 0; > } > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > padding-bottom:10px;} > > #ygrp-vital{ > background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:upp\ ercase;} > #ygrp-vital ul{ > padding:0;margin:2px 0;} > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; > } > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-ri\ ght:.5em;} > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > font-weight:bold;} > #ygrp-vital a { > text-decoration:none;} > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > text-decoration:underline;} > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > color:#999;font-size:77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #nc { > background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > padding:8px 0;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%\ ;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > text-decoration:none;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > text-decoration:underline;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > margin:0;} > o {font-size:0;} > .MsoNormal { > margin:0 0 0 0;} > #ygrp-text tt{ > font-size:120%;} > blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} > .replbq {margin:4;} > --> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta - Eric LaCruze - 06-16-2007 00:41 I work in WPB, come see us if you can't get it sorted out or if you need any additional service. http://www.excelfleetservice.com/default.asp http://deadsmall.com/1GH Eric On 6/14/07, Andy Coleman > Fellow Wanderlodgers, > > My 83 FC-35 is on its first roadtrip as I write this. Left NJ on > Tuesday and made it to Atlanta with few mechanical problems. > > Until last night. I was at a concert when the 3" dynamo pulley on my > Perkins 12.5 generator ceased up. I smelled the smoke, turned it off, > and watched the belt burn in half on the pulley. > > Spent hours running around Atlanta today looking for a new pulley and > bearing. No luck. Nobody seems capable of finding the part number > from 1983. Or a similar pulley that might work. > > Heading down to West Palm Beach, FL tonight. Its going to be very hot! > > Might anybody know the part number for the small 3" pulley on the > Perkins that you adjust the tension with? If I had that number, I > might have much more success. > > You should see how fried the old bearings were! > > Any help is appreciated! > > Andy > 83 FC-35 > Spring Lake Heights, NJ > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. -Groucho Marx |