R60, Isetta, are the generators interchangeable?

[nhoj]

Just in case i eff up my generator upon removal, i have a friend who has a spare parts motor,
for his 600cc isetta.
do they by chance share the same generator?

i know it is an oddball question, but i'm guessing one of you might know the answer.
thanks always, nhoj

[Garnet]

Check the diameter of the crank taper. Up to 1960 was smaller, 17mm, I think, and 20 mm after 60.

I thought Isettas where 250 and 300 singles. They had different generators. The 700 car used a twin engine sorta like a 600, but not sure about the generators. The Isetta single engine had the cooling fan on the front of the engine. It's been a while since I,ve seen one and can't remeber how the fan mounts around the generator.

Not much help.

[Deleted User 62]

Just in case i eff up my generator upon removal, i have a friend who has a spare parts motor,
for his 600cc isetta.
do they by chance share the same generator?

i know it is an oddball question, but i'm guessing one of you might know the answer.
thanks always, nhoj

I don't know, but you might ask the folks at http://www.cycleworks.com if they know. They sell parts and, I think, manuals for the Isettas.

[Kurt in S.A.]

There may be a lot of commonalilty between the R26 and the smaller Isetta engines. I don't think the twin BMWs have much that is similar.

Kurt in S.A.

[Duane Ausherman]

I seem to remember that the generator is also the starter motor. If true, they would probably be quite different. I have seen them, but that was some 45 years ago.