Originally Posted by CBall
Here is a picture of it. I believe it is a generator, plate says Delco L100018 I believe. I am just looking to get it running and not use it long term.

No reason you can't expect to use it long term. I've been driving a '56 Cadillac with a 12v DC generator for over 20 years. As long as you aren't adding a bunch electric crap to your truck, 6v and 12v generators work just fine.

1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)