[SEL] Universal GenSet

[Richard Strobel]

Appreciate the info, Mike.  I see where they have some old literature on 
Universal Engines and GenSets.  Course the cyberbox locks up when I crank up 
the .pdf files so will get Cork to do it.

I now believe ours is a "D" model as the serial number is D1844.  You might 
find this 4 page site interesting as we did:

http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Atomic_4_Eng_Service/History_of_the_Universal_Motor_Company_1.html#top

I hope that url doesn't wrap, if so I'll do an abbriviated version.

  Re: the Dixie mag, I going to assume it's impulse as Peters chart shows 
the Dixie 46 has a 35 degree impulse lag.  Once again I'll assume that the 
35 degrees is the amount of turn that the spring winds up before it 
trips/impulses.  Kinda like a Webster.  This one doesn't impulse or at least 
I can't hear it, so I'll tinker with it a little and re-charge the 
magnet(s).

  Does anyone know which position of the advance/retard lever is retard...up 
or down?  Don't need any excitement regarding that proceedure:-)

  All in all a very nice engine with definite learning capabilities.  The 
mag, carb, gov, dynamo, water pump are just a few.

I've uploaded a few more pictures to my webshots album:

http://community.webshots.com/album/291395326wWDmvi

Thanks again, Mike and all

RickinMt.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ELIDAS at aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:02 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Universal GenSet


>
> In a message dated 3/9/2005 8:03:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com writes:
>
> I would  think more like the 20's.  Gaggle has revealed some info and 
> these
> engines were widely used in boats also.  Possibly Universal is still  in
> business.
>
>
>  They sure are:_http://www.westerbeke.com/_ (http://www.westerbeke.com/)
>  I have an earlier Model "C" that looks similar. Mine has a  Bendix  mag.
>  Mike Semanoff
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