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basic terminology of parts. #100574 05/02/2007 6:46 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 40 ny S stovebolt409 Wrench Fetcher
stovebolt409 Wrench Fetcher S Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 40 ny	i am used to and familiar with modern parts/terms such as alternator,distributor,cap,rotor etc. referring to these old trucks what is a generator and how does it differ from an alternator? what are points in comparison to our modern cap/rotor/distributor setups?

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basic terminology of parts.	stovebolt409	05/02/2007 6:46 AM
Re: basic terminology of parts.	3B	05/02/2007 3:25 PM
Re: basic terminology of parts.	Brendan M	05/02/2007 8:13 PM
Re: basic terminology of parts.	atomarc	05/02/2007 8:42 PM

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