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W_B · May 6, 2013

I have an early (late '47, early '48) 8N, 6 volt, front mount dizzy, just tuned up last year and newish battery (about 2 yrs. old). After mowing the yard and putting the rider away, I decided to start it up to run it a bit, and then decided to blade the driveway since it was running. Ran it about 20 min., parked it in the shed and covered it up. I touched the genny and it was very hot, like one second-then-pull-the-hand-away-or-you'll-be-burned hot. Never noticed this before. When I first got it (3 yrs ago) it wasn't charging right and I took it apart and just cleaned it and it started to charge fine, no battery issues since. Use it to mow about 6 acres of pasture with a 5' KK "bush hog" 2-3 times a year and push snow, blade the gravel drive with a back blade as needed, so not real heavy use.

What might be up that it gets so hot, or is that normal and I never noticed before? What should I check? Am I headed for trouble with this?

HCooke · May 6, 2013

What the amp meter say when running? There should be an adjustment screw on the back of that generator. Should be adjusted so that the amp meter should be 2-3 amps positive while running.

Dell (WA) · May 6, 2013

W_B........while yer genny does gitt WARM (that is NORMAL) it should NOT gitt BLISTERING HOT. .......Dell

W_B · May 6, 2013

(quoted from post at 19:45:37 05/06/13) What the amp meter say when running? There should be an adjustment screw on the back of that generator. Should be adjusted so that the amp meter should be 2-3 amps positive while running.

It's running about 10 amps at idle, pegs the meter when revved up. Thanks for the tip!

W_B · May 6, 2013

(quoted from post at 19:51:22 05/06/13) W_B........while yer genny does gitt WARM (that is NORMAL) it should NOT gitt BLISTERING HOT. .......Dell

Thanks, Dell, kinda figured there was an issue here!

NOXJohn · May 6, 2013

Is there a hole to oil the bearings?

Anonymous-0 · May 6, 2013

The "work light" will make the genny awful hot.

Especially at night when plowing snow. REF: John,PA Lighting Marlboro's while plowing snow on a runway! Good source for warming hands.

John, PA

JMOR · May 6, 2013

(quoted from post at 22:40:19 05/06/13) The "work light" will make the genny awful hot.

Especially at night when plowing snow. REF: John,PA Lighting Marlboro's while plowing snow on a runway! Good source for warming hands.

John, PA

have been passing over this one all day, but .........as has been mentioned a load &/or bad bearings will make extra heat. Also, "can't hold my hand on it" is terribly subjective. Most people can leave their hand on a 140F piece of iron (don't believe me! just try it). Considering that 180F air is blowing off the radiator to cool the generator & it is bolted to a hotter engine block AND it is making heat itself, .....well, I does not surprise me that you can't hold on to it.

souNdguy · May 7, 2013

10a idle, and pegged revved up?

if it is doing that past start.. i'd be checking your ground and field wireing.. and perhaps reg..

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