[AJD] Magneto question

Jim Showers steamcar at frontiernet.net
Wed Mar 5 17:44:14 PST 2008


Yes, I have one out in the shop that needs rebuilt.  Its a larger magneto 
than the Wico's.  It came off a 1935 BR.  I wish I still had that tractor.
Jim Showers

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>
> I'm in the process of restoring my 1935 B Ser # 5### (am also beginning
> cleanup of the '39 B).  After restoration, I plan to drive it (and
> eventually both) in the local parades and threshing shows.
>
> I want to make the tractor look as close to original as my budget will
> allow, though I have no intention of putting it back on steel (it has
> cut-offs now).
>
> The '35 tractor, which has been in the family since ~1945 is equipped with 
> a
> Wico XH short-lug that has had the lugs lengthened (the '39 also has a 
> Wico
> XH), timing has never been an issue as the tractor starts and runs well.
>
> The books say that my tractor was originally equipped with a 
> Fairbanks-Morse
> DRV2B, but I know almost nothing about the FM.  My PC676 parts catalog
> doesn't show a breakdown of the FM, only the 3 applicable variants of 
> Wico.
>
>>From the pictures of the FM, it's hard to visualize how the spark
> distribution mechanism works.  My question is,
> "Does the FM operate in the conventional way (spring impulse, coil, 
> points,
> condenser)?"
>
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