Help! Perkins Generator Problem in Atlanta

[mbulriss]

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"
wrote:
>
> 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
>