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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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A DOH Generator question

One of these fine cold days i'm gonna pull my generator and putz more with it. One of them "over the winter" projects. When lookin from front to back (pully in front), which direction are they seposed to turn? clockwize or counterclockwize? I just never have paid enough attention to look, not to mention spinnin too fast to tell when running. When I go to test it I figgure i'll just do a Gorilla Mechanic and chuck up the right size socket in my 1/2" VSR drill and spin away (hopefully in the right direction). Oh, it's a '53 F250 with the 215 6 popper and 6volt positive ground system.


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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Counter clockwise I believe.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Look at the radiator fan; it should turn clockwise looking from the front.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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one vote each ROFL.

why i didnt think of lookin at the fan blade pitch......::twaps self in forehead with V8 can::
 
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Ok...I'm the tie-breaker.

It's CLOCK wise viewed from the front!!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Counter clockwise I believe.
Clockwise!

I read generator and thought distributor. Sorry! (what an idiot)!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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so who's the idiot? at least you knew!

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Clockwise!

I read generator and thought distributor. Sorry! (what an idiot)!
 
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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so who's the idiot? at least you knew!
Well, I probably was educated on it here as well! That'll make two of us!!!!
 
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