[AJD] Magneto question

[Richard Strobel]

This might help some Michael;

http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/FairbanksMag/Mag134.htm

Good Luck,
RickinMt.




> 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)?"