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  1. Mac53

    1943 M5 Generator

    Mine is an O'Keefe & Merritt. The navy idea is definitely something I'm considering. My engine is a sort of grey/blue as well. I've taken a photo, but I'm not sure how accurate that will be. It also seems that almost everything under the cowling other than the engine was originally OD, but...
  2. Mac53

    1943 M5 Generator

    Thank you Drew! I'm not much of an electrician, so I'm definitely going to have to look at that for quite a while before I try anything with it. When do you plan to order your paint? I'm not sure what scheme I'm going to go with on mine, but I will let you know about the lusterless! That...
  3. Mac53

    1943 M5 Generator

    Update: I have taken all of the cowling off and replaced the oil / filter..... It RUNS! I threw an old battery in it and had it running within just a few turns of the starter. It will now start with the first turn of the manual crank. Once I start stripping it apart, what would be the...
  4. Mac53

    1943 M5 Generator

    If you mean the one in my photo...It was just the closest thing at hand! :-P I poured a bunch of lacquer thinner in the tank and didn't want it to run out all over the carb.
  5. Mac53

    1943 M5 Generator

    Thank you, very much appreciated. Does anyone else have any hands on experience?
  6. Mac53

    1943 M5 Generator

    Hey all, I picked this up over the weekend! I'm not sure how I did on it as far as price goes, I couldn't really find any others online, but it seems very complete! It even has a wrench that appears to have gone with it? and the manual crank. I did a little research on them and turned up some...
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