ERSKINE MODEL 52 (1929) DELCO-REMY GENERATING, STARTING SYSTEM DELCO-REMY IGNITION BATTERY :—Willard, Type CWR-13, 6 volt. The positive (+) terminal is grounded. Starting capacity (20 minute rate) is 98 amperes for 20 minutes. Lighting capacity (5 ampere rate) is 5 amperes for 17 hours. Battery is mounted under front floor boards on right frame member. IGNITION :—Coil Model 528-A. Coil is mounted on the generator. Ignition cur- rent is 44-21% amperes at 6 volts with engine running and 4-5 amperes at 6 volts with engine stopped. Distributor Model 639-R. Breaker contacts separate .018-.024 inch. Adjust contact gap by loosening lock screw on crescent shaped stationary contact mounting plate and turning eccentric adjusting screw until correct gap is secured with breaker arm on lobe of cam. Resurface contacts when neces- sary with a fine flat contact file or on a medium hard oilstone. Breaker arm spring tension is 18-21 ounces. Distributor is semi-automatic. Max- imum manual advance is 15 degrees (engine). Automatic advance begins at 500 R.P.M. (engine). Maximum automatic advance is 24 degrees reached at 3100 R.P.M. (engine). Mounting :—Distributor is mounted on rear of generator at right of engine. To remove distributor, disconnect manual advance rod and primary lead and remove distributor head with cables intact. Then loosen clamp bolt on advance plate and lift distributor from place. Oiling:—Fill the grease cup on the side of the distributor shaft and turn @> @-@E@« © @~ down two turns every six weeks or each 2500 miles. At the same time, re- move the distributor head and rotor and put 4 or 5 drops of light engine oil in the wick oiler in the center of the shaft. CONDENSER Timing:—Breaker contacts begin to separate when the piston entering power stroke reaches a position 742 degrees after top dead center with the spark ie WAS ‘ lever in the fully retarded position. To set timing, crank engine over until oT BP: piston No. 1 enters compression stroke (the up stroke with both valves He
