Pages 20–27 (8 pages)
Charging Circuit
From the 1943 United Motors War-Time Service Handbook
Generator, wiring and regulator service. It covers fan belt inspection and tension, generator pulley bearings, mechanical and electrical inspection with a test ammeter and grounded field terminal, four armature checks (burned, grounded, shorted with a growler, open circuit), truing and undercutting commutators in a lathe, field coils, brush holders, ball bearings and bushings, generator wiring repairs, and when the voltage regulator needs service.
Read this section free, starting at page 20What this section covers
- Fan belt inspection and adjustment
- Generator mechanical and electrical inspection
- Armature checks: burned, grounded, shorted, open
- Commutator lathe work and undercutting
- Field coils, brush holders, bearings and bushings
- Generator wiring repairs
- Voltage regulator checks and service
- Year
- 1943
- Make
- General Motors
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- All makes of cars in wartime service (not model-specific)
- Pages
- 70
What’s inside
Handbook
- Title Page, Foreword and ContentsCover and title page, a dedication to the mechanics maintaining the nation's largest transportation system, a foreword on wartime driving conditions and repairing instead of replacing, and the alphabetical contents list.pp. 1–5
- Starting Systempp. 6–11
- Ignition Systempp. 12–19
- Charging Circuitpp. 20–27
- Fuel SystemPreliminary fuel supply checks, fuel pump valve and diaphragm service with a cut-open view of the pump, the vacuum section of combination pumps (wiper action, oil smoke), and the carburetor float level check.pp. 28–30
- Cooling SystemFinding and repairing radiator, gasket and water pump leaks, and curing overheating: fan belt, rust and scale flushing, hoses, thermostat testing, ignition timing, dragging brakes and tire pressure.pp. 31–33
- Lightingpp. 34–37
- Gaugespp. 38–45
- Bearingspp. 46–49
- Shock AbsorbersShock absorber noise checks, locating an inoperative unit by bouncing the car, wear and fluid leakage checks, and refilling arm-and-piston, Knee-Action double arm and tubular (airplane) type absorbers.pp. 50–52
- Brakespp. 53–63
- Radiopp. 64–68
- United Motors LinesList of United Motors product lines, from Delco batteries, radios and shock absorbers to AC fuel pumps, Harrison radiators, Guide lamps, Klaxon horns and Hyatt and New Departure bearings.pp. 69–70
