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Looks like Guzzi made the engines, and Hunter or a subcontractor did the rest. I've never had a smallblock but suppose they have the same generation alternator as the big blocks, and then the small nose will fit.Did you get any parts manual with it or other documentation?
Stupid Question: Why not leave the big Bosch alternator in place ?
I can send you the workshop manual and parts list of the ie v7 engines, that has pictures from parts to compare. For generator the rank is there straight, not tappered. And looks longer then yours. Some people used small ducati racing alternators in cases like this. I see bottom engine is different too, where in almost center have the angled piece sticking out, thats not in the normal engine
How many degrees from vertical can you go, roughly?
Boy, I wish.. a fair amount of internet searching has turned up nothing. This certainly doesn't look like it will fit the Ducati alternator.. different taper and no keyway. Major bummer there.
Keep it coming Chuck, this thing will be special.
Uh oh. My memory isn't terribly good, but the bottom half of the crankcase looks "different". It may be like the intake castings, they *look* similar.
Uhmmm...apart from the spacer, it still seems standard stuff to me.
As they say in the NFL, "Upon further review" that crank taper just might be for the old Bosch alternator.
Has anyone ever been successful getting documentation from this website specified by Guzziology?I cannot make heads or tails from it.http://www.ncweb.it/default.aspAlso, since Northrop owns the system now after purchase from TRW, they may have the guzzi documentation.Think I am getting about as close to the classified stuff as I may. Contact info at bottom of the last news release on this link (upper right)http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/MQ5BHunter/Pages/default.aspx
I flew the "Eagle" ultralight out of Waco Texas, a few years ago (1979?). It used a 250cc rotax upside down as a pusher, plug wire vibrated off one day. I was plenty high, engine kept windmilling while I reached back and slapped the plug wire back on. Lots of fields to put down a 30mph ultralight in the area, so no worries.
Good to see that aero engine in detail! I reckon that if you tried to build an Ippogrifo V7 replica, you could name your price ;D
[/URL]However, the nose of the cam is decidedly different from the old small block cam. I *could* fit up some kind of ignition, but I *really* want to use the original advance plate, and the mechanical tach drive. I love the old white face Veglias, especially the big ones. ;D Somehow, I need to put the old style cam in the new engine. Looking through the old and new shop manuals, I can find no reference to cam stuff. Time to get on the horn to Ed, I think..
Since there's no place to mount a "points plate" (or Dyna S, etc.) on that timing cover, maybe use the one off of the Lario engine or buy another small-block one? I'd bet a V65 (C or SP) cam might swap right in too, though whether it will be optimum for the hemi-heads is in question. Custom grind might be in the cards. Ed will be the best source for info. there.
Chuck must it be a points ignition? Because when you use the sensors your have, you can use an electronic ignition with them. Ignitec( http://www.ignitech.cz/en/vyrobky ) from Tsjechia comes to mind, they have a small unit they can programm for any engine.