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generator or not 12 years 6 months ago #62209

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I have a 1958 evinrude starflite 50.
I know the generator mounts under the pull start but is there a tell-tale sign if it has a generator or not? There are no wires that would make me think it has one and the 2 manuals i have aren't the clearest. Should there be wires or something?

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1963 g-w invader ski-bird
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Re:generator or not 12 years 6 months ago #62211

If it is a 1958 and you have a generator then you will see it hanging on the side of the motor with a belt coming from under the recoiled system. It is about the size of the old 56 starter

See lower left photo
www.old-omc.de/e_1958/seite_29.jpg

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Re:generator or not 12 years 6 months ago #62212

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If it looks like it has 2 starters, then it has a generator.

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Re:generator or not 12 years 6 months ago #62220

On the 50 Hp it used the same belt as the Mag

We had a Gale 60 hp that had a gen. One weekend the the bearing went out on the gen...the motor would not run for the timing slipped when the belt slipped

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Re:generator or not 12 years 6 months ago #62222

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Thanks, no generator on my motor. I guess no need to worry about a voltage regulator then. I just didn't want to fry anything.

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1960 slickcraft catalina
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