Have a great little '53 OC 3 with winch and dozer blade that spent most of its life skidding logs. Since I've had it, over the last five years, it has had light use, clearing my house sight, putting in a driveway, yarding my firewood and plowing snow. Pretty sure I need a mag rebuild or at least have it taken apart and cleaned up. When I pulled it there was moisture, rust and white powder from corosion but no oil that I can see. Before it quit last summer it had been dying after 20 min or so. From checking passed posts it sounds like the seal could be gone. Anyone know who does this work or should I be looking for a replacement? Its a Wico model X
Do a search on google for magneto repair. I don't know where you're at but there is a guy in NJ,Steve Barbato at B&B Custom Circuits that does mag work.
If anyone knows someone who does a good job at rebuilding magnetos (or anything else), tell us so we can list them under services. And ask them to advertise with us. We need to help these businesses get customers, as well as direct those in need to them.
Blake
There is a guy in Lake Elmo MN, who is good at repairing magnetos. I'll talk to him about submitting a business card. His name is Jim Friedrich and his tractor business is "Rust In Piece Tractor Resurrections"
I like Mark's Magneto Service, out of Colchester, CT. He Stocks a lot of parts for these and other brands of Mags.
Thanks, for the suggestions. I found the site of a man that rebuilds mags right in my home state of Maine, mainelymagnetos.com. He and his wife run the business that his father started way back when. He has pictures of a Lucas magento going through a rebuild and lists Wico XH. I phoned and shipped my Wico to them. He also has an interest in classic tractors.