Original dynamo removed from engine
Because the above dynamo, mounted to my engine, was originally from a XK120 I needed to look for the correct one.
This dynamo has a brass identification plate with the following information:
Lucas 22452B, GC51, C45PVS/5, 12V, 53
The dynamo I needed should have the following numbers:
Lucas ,22462B, GC51, C45PVS/5, 12V, 56
An other XK140 restorer in my neighborhood offered me a deal I couldn’t refused.
Exchange mine xk120 dynamo for a correct, fully restored, xk140 dynamo and give him a small reimbursement for the parts he used for the restoration.
All parts needed for rebuilding the dynamo
All separate parts are again sandblasted and pained black so they all look again as new.
To prevent rust, and make it easier to remove them in the future, the bolts are also painted black and mounted with a little bit tectyle.
Dynamo and engine brackets mounted on the engine
Hello Peter, your car is looking great! I am just fitting the dynamo to mine, which is a 1956 FHC model. I wonder if you could help me with a measurement please? What is the distance in mm from the front face of the dynamo adjuster lug to the centre Line of the Dynamo pulley? I have a pulley/fan belt alignment problem and so I think I may have the wrong pulley! Thanks in advance, Jon.
Hi Jon, sorry for my late reaction.
I just measured the distance from the front of the dynamo (aluminium lip where the nut from the adjuster is located) to the centre line of the pulley, it is approximately 45mm.
Hopefully you can still use this information.