<VV> Gen keeps running without Fan Belt?

[Tony Underwood]

At 02:37 PM 11/22/2014, Matt Nall via VirtualVairs wrote:


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>Factory Gen Regulators had a special cutout...replacements do 
>not....  that was called "motoring"  the Gen..... a common test to 
>see if the gen is good.
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>Watch for an NOS  unit on ebay..


By the way:

Do NOT allow a generator to continue motorizing like that.  Yank a 
battery terminal, or try smacking the regulator to jar the contacts 
and maybe break the circuit enough to stop the generator.  If it 
motorizes for very long at all it's going to overheat quickly and 
possibly damage the engine bay wiring.



tony..