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    1943 M5 Generator

    Thank you sir!!
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    1943 M5 Generator

    It's possible you got an originally OD unit that was once sprayed gray and pressed into service aboard ship.
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    1943 M5 Generator

    Mine has the same engine color. I'm pretty sure the paint is original inside the cowling. Only the engine is that color, everything else is OD.
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    1943 M5 Generator

    I'm ex-Navy too. I've laid down about all the 2-part gray I ever care to. :)
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    1943 M5 Generator

    No problem. I'm not in a hurry on the paint, I work out in the ocean on an oil rig so I won't be home to do anything with it until early next month anyway. I might order it next week. I do have a friend that runs a paint shop in Shelby. Before I order a whole gallon I'll call him and see if he...
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    1943 M5 Generator

    Small world, I'm working on restoring one not too far from you and I'm at about the same stage (just removed the cowling). I'm in Mount Holly, NC. The M5 was originally used to power the M5 director for the 40MM Bofors anti-aircraft gun. It outputs 3-phase 120V, but it's not really 3-phase as it...
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