rod
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11-14-20 05:39 PM - Post#2807729
RE: oil cups, which are on the front end of a stock generator.
so the true name is oil hole cover. they have a spring loaded top/cap. usually used on the front of a stock generator. on trucks or heavy duty generators they were used front & rear. also on the distributor.
NAPA and True-Value does not have them. McMaster-Carr has them for $7.00 each [ouch!]
any idea where I can actually buy them?
thanks Rod in AZ
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 Gene_Schneider
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11-14-20 08:17 PM - Post#2807742
In response to rod
There is also a cup on the rear of the generator. It oils the felt wick for the rear bushing or bearing if it has power steering.
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junky
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11-17-20 10:15 AM - Post#2807942
In response to rod
I would suggest a generator / starter rebuilder. They should have a good selection. I bought a bag of them at a swap meet years ago, and there were about 8 different sizes in the bag
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IgnitionMan
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11-17-20 05:42 PM - Post#2807961
In response to rod
Any good hardware store, industrial supply, They were also called McCoy oiler caps decades ago.
True story behind McCoy, he was an African American slave that gained his freedom and designed those spring loaded cap oiler's, for the drive wheel linkages on steam locomotives.
"Oiler tenders" used to get out of the locomotives when they stopped for whatever reason, take an oil can with long tube, and lube up all the linkage joints, and then went on to the next stop, repeated the process.
McCoy's oiler cups made it a lot easier to hold oils for lubrication, extending service intervals between fills, and lessening servicing times for the tenders.
After a bit of time, there were so many clones of his caps, when salesmen came around and showed people their oiler caps for sale, the main question was "Are They The Real McCoy?:
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pauldian
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11-17-20 07:38 PM - Post#2807973
In response to IgnitionMan
816341 29-54 $4.00 Each
Chevrolet Parts - Generator-Oil Cover
CHEVROLET Generator-Oil Cover
This is a generator oil fill cover metal like original. 3/16 inch outside diameter insert For 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Chevrolet
www.chevsofthe40s.com
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