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Thanks Dave. So how would say they compare to the blue used on guns. Lighter, darker, about the same, or completely different?

Your right Dave they are kind of hard to see,but thank you

Look at the back side of your present band. The blue was dark line a gun barrel.

Bruce, did you click it, then click it again to make it full size?

Beside the band, how have you decided to paint the generator. What's black and what's zinc/silver or?

51 nos

This is said to be a GM NOS with date code of 51. Note how it was painted after it was built. See the over-spray on the inside on the end shots. I believe this is right.

HOW ABOUT IT GENE??

1950

Now look at this one, Click on the large pictures to make them BIG. Study real close. See the band appears different. Look REAL close at the front and rear plates. You will see remnants of black in many of the crevices and note the two bolt heads and washers are black. Another good example.

Russell,my color choices would be as Johnny has done...My pulley is now black and will be stripped soon I will tear apart my back up unit first...It's convention season at the hotel right now so progress is slow

The pulley was installed by Chevrolet after they recieved the generator from Delco Remy.
From the book "How to restore your 1957 Chevrole" they say the following.
"It is our belief that any parts of the generator that are cast iron are painted black and any part of aluminum was unpainted" . The pulley, the main housing, and any cast iron end plates should be sprayed with black semi0gloss. Te aluminum oarts, pulley nut and washer should be sprayed with clear".
I believe that in 1948 there were no aluminum parts original and if there is they were later replacements.
Note they had doubts as it began "in our belief" and these were 1957 experts and the cars were much newer when this was written in 1987)

So Gene what you are saying..It is very possible the pulley on the 48 was black?

Yes.

Interesting...Russell,chime in

At this time I am not sure about the pulley and if all years were painted or????

I have a new old stock, in the original box, generator pulley (part number 597667 - fits 1938-52) and the pulley is natural steel and not painted.

Also, the early six-cylinder starter and generator cover bands had with a "gun-blue" type of finish. The new replacement cover bands are shiny metal and they are not painted.

Thank you, that settles that part as far as I am concerned.

Now, all that's left, was the front and/or the rear plate painted or raw??

I guess I have my work cut out for me after all

The packaged pulley may have been unpainted but the production may have been painted or unpainted.
The new ebay generator had paintend frames.
Don't rush out and do anything yet.

I am kinda an inpatient guy...good I am too busy to jump on anything right now...I will let it play out..I wonder what Johnny hast say?

His generator is picture #40 on his web site. The end frames are silver looking as is the pulley. Not sure if the end frames are iron or aluminum.

the band appears to be painted black.

The parts book shows a part number change in 1949 for both end frames. Is that the time they changed from iron to aluminum as far as parts stock goes. The frames fit back to 1939 and 1940.

You guy have forced me to do this, it is on you all. Ckick When you ckick on ckick you will be at Johnny's. Two pictures of his generator are shown. Read the text between the two that is in blue, about the gen tag. Click on the blue writing will bring up his gen. tag. Now I have known about this for years but did not want to bring this up, Very sorry Johnny!! I mean no disrespect to Johnny in any fashion as he has done a tremendous job on both his car an web site which has benefited me as well as untold others. But, If that is the proper tag that was/is on his generator, the number is a 1941 with date code of 1941, July 18th. SORRY!!! It also appears his adjusting arm is black also??

Now, Gene, it is often said one should go with their initial gut instinct. Not to over think things. So, go back to your first post in this thread {the third post}. I think that was right.

I wasn't sure of his brace and bracket colors as they look almost engine color on my screen.
Sorrry to say the transmission is painted black.
I have a 1948 parts book with new numbers penciled in if there was a number change during the year. The original generator number was 1102667 and was replaced by 1110262 during the year. Was this the aluminum end framed generator? Does 1948 have both?He has the 1102667 number which would be correct according to the 1948 parts book. That number originalted in 1940, discontinued during 1948
How do you decode the model number?

But the date code is 1G18 which means manufactured in 1941, right? Or '51 What year, '48??

My spare gen.no. Is the same as Johnny's...I removed the pulley and there is no lock pin...Where do I get one

you are correct.
! is the year, G is the month, 18 is the day of the month.
The number change was made on 4-1-49 so may not pertain to 1948 cars.....but the boook was always a bit behind.

Model number is right, just date code says it was made in '41/51, not '48.

Both my generator are...1102667

Bruce, I for the life of me can not figure why it is usually just the two of use, and Gene, in these debates.

Where are the experts? Ken, Dale, and Uncle Ed. Don't know if Ed's '48 still has the original generator or not, but if it does! Just saying.