Originally Posted by leitmotif
I will take exception to the common belief that a 6 VDC motor is just fine on 12VDC. After all the effort why stay with what is wrong and just do the job rignt?
Yes it will run BUT for how long?

There have been many 6V starters run on 12V for years.

It is not as simple as just swapping the starter. The flywheel must be changed too. That is a good reason to keep a 6V starter.

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