Hey guys,
When I recently changed out the drive belt on the pick-up to the proper sized one and could still hear a slight noise coming from the generator, I read in the shop manual about oiling the it. Since this current generator has been on the truck for 30 years or more, I figured it could probably use some oil. I gave it a shot in both receptacles and let the truck run for a bit. The noise was still there, but I told myself that the oil was still distributing itself. That was probably a good three weeks ago, and since then the truck had been sitting. Yesterday I had to go pick up some pipe and fired up the truck, but the needle on the gauge didn't budge into the "charge" zone. If I turned on the lights, the needle would go the other direction slightly, so it's not the gauge at fault.
I'm making a direct connection between oiling the generator as the shop manual instructed, and the fact that it's not charging anymore. Is there a way to reverse what I've done, or do I need to run the h*ll out of the truck and try to get the oil worked out of wherever it ended up? The generator was charging fine before I messed with it, even though it was making a little bit of noise.
I'd appreciate any advice on how to deal with this. I'm not looking forward to pulling the generator and opening it up, but am thinking that might be the only option.
Ralph
When I recently changed out the drive belt on the pick-up to the proper sized one and could still hear a slight noise coming from the generator, I read in the shop manual about oiling the it. Since this current generator has been on the truck for 30 years or more, I figured it could probably use some oil. I gave it a shot in both receptacles and let the truck run for a bit. The noise was still there, but I told myself that the oil was still distributing itself. That was probably a good three weeks ago, and since then the truck had been sitting. Yesterday I had to go pick up some pipe and fired up the truck, but the needle on the gauge didn't budge into the "charge" zone. If I turned on the lights, the needle would go the other direction slightly, so it's not the gauge at fault.
I'm making a direct connection between oiling the generator as the shop manual instructed, and the fact that it's not charging anymore. Is there a way to reverse what I've done, or do I need to run the h*ll out of the truck and try to get the oil worked out of wherever it ended up? The generator was charging fine before I messed with it, even though it was making a little bit of noise.
I'd appreciate any advice on how to deal with this. I'm not looking forward to pulling the generator and opening it up, but am thinking that might be the only option.
Ralph