I think David Lieb's answer to Richard Rivenbark may contain the key to my
problem.
I removed my generator to have it tested since the battery was losing charge.
After the simple reinstall, the car only revs to ~1500 rpm max. The '59 948
Bugeye is all stock except for larger SU carbs and different differential.
The ground strap has never been connected to the block since I have owned the
car, but it has always run great. What is the correct connection point?
I had a problem reconnecting the large clip to the large blade on the
generator - the blade slipped down into the gen, so I had to pull it back out.
I assumed the wire connected to the blade was OK, but haven't opened up the
gen or the VR yet. My buddy at the Alt/strtr shop says the VR from an old
style Ford tractor will work on the bugeye ( the Standard brand part #VR221
12V NEG/POS -isolated - or did he say grounded - like the bugeye's. ) It only
has Armature, Field, and Ground tabs on it. Any thoughts on that idea?
Since it was only $15, I thought I would give it a try since it does not
require adjustment like the Lucas VR. BTW, I have the Lucas VR adj manual
compressed file from a few weeks back if anyone needs it. It is quite
detailed, but I've only skimmed it.
Also when reinstalling the gen, I accidently pulled out the #3 cyl spark plug
wire from the diz cap, but I re-connected it.
Surely this problem is only due to a bad connection somewhere since the Bug
was running great before removing the gen. HELP !
Thanks
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Billy T Green
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