Generator that has fan mounting holes?

[BR549]

I was told that I needed a 1939 Std. or Pickup generator that has the 4 holes in the pully to mount the fan to. I'm using a 59 AB motor in a 32 Ford. Can you help with parts. I think the pullly screws on? Thanks

 

[Lawson Cox]

No, the 39 Std generator pulley slips on with a key way abd us held on with a nut. 81A part number I am pretty sure. Someone needs to repop that pulley.

 

[rotorwrench]

I think there were aftermarket ones that were made with threads as replacements to work with the aftermarket replacement armatures. A lot of stuff ended up aftermarket with all the rebuilds through the years. A lot of parts were mixed & matched by the various rebuilders too. It just depends on what parts a person ends up with.

 

[1932 V8]

I have also heard that a 39 STD is the one to get ?? What's the big advantage of a 39 STD gen over a 36 to 38 ? or even earlier ??

 

[37 Coupe]

I have also heard that a 39 STD is the one to get ?? What's the big advantage of a 39 STD gen over a 36 to 38 ? or even earlier ??

Mayby because the 39 standard was the only fan mount generator that did not require a piggyback cutout,it had the firewall mount cutout/regulator. My guess.

 

[Ed Pitts]

The advantage of the 38 and the 39 standard generators is that they used a regulator instead of the cutout found on the earlier ones. You also have the option of using an alternator. Speedway sells the bracket and the pulley to utilize the 4 bolt fan.
Here are some pics of my 36 with a 59AB engine and using the generator / alternator mounted fan.

 

[JM 35 Sedan]

I was told that I needed a 1939 Std. or Pickup generator that has the 4 holes in the pully to mount the fan to. I'm using a 59 AB motor in a 32 Ford. Can you help with parts. I think the pullly screws on? Thanks

The type of generator you want to use will determine the pulley you need. The early three brush generators with cutout mounted on top use a fan mount pulley with a smaller ID hole. The later generators that use the larger rectangular voltage regulator, uses a fan mount pulley with a larger ID. There are various size OD pulleys available for both ID's depending on how fast you want to spin that generator.
I saw your ad for a pulley or complete generator with pulley but you do not mention exactly what you want or need based on what I am trying to explain above so I chose not to respond to your ad.

 

[bbrocksr]

No, the 39 Std generator pulley slips on with a key way abd us held on with a nut. 81A part number I am pretty sure. Someone needs to repop that pulley.

I have these 2 pulleys that are both Ford originals of the same part number, they are identical pulleys except one screws on and one is keyed on. So apparently they came both ways.

Bill Brock

 

[rotorwrench]

I know that FoMoCo made the armatures with threaded shafts a little later than 1939 so they evidently started makeing the replacement parts fo them to compensate for differences. There is also a posibility that Ford had different vendors making different parts at the same time but I don't know for sure. Generators & starters were high turn around items back in the day. Even today, alternators & starters may be the first items you ever have to change out on a new car.