These last few replies could go into a new topic, but maybe we can keep it hidden here.
Else, some hawn-yock will start asking questions what'll git us reclassificized as dumb!
Woogeroo started talkin' about jump-starting a 6 volt system with a 12 volt source.
speaking of 12v restarts...
if u were to be out in your old truck with the 6v system... and u needed a jump off...
would u need to carry around some cables that would step down the 12v to 6 v ?
to keep from breaking things?
Just curious...
Well, since you asked.......
I'll tell you what my dad showed me to work around the 6 volt vs. 12 volt problem back when we had a '39 Chevy with a 6 volt and a brand-new Chevy with a 12 volt.
If you think about it, this is the good part about having the old boot-stomper starter on the floor instead of a fancy-modern solenoid drive.
Dad hooked the cables to the battery on the '56. Then, on the 6 volt '39, he attached the positive cable to the stud where the battery cable connected to the starter motor and had me climb in the driver's seat.
He told me to leave the key turned off while I mashed down on the starter pedal. Of course, the battery on the '39 was dead, so nuthin' happened until he touched the negative cable lead to bolt where the starter motor bolted in to the flywheel housing. I had sense enough to hold the clutch down at the same time I was steppin' on the starter, so as soon as he touched the negative cable to the bolt, the '39 spun like a top. And she'd have started, too, if I'd had sense enough to turn the key on.
One more try and the old '39 cranked right up. It was so much fun, I wished he hadn't gone and bought a battery for the '39 right away, but he didn't see the fun in jump-starting the car.
He's gone now, so I suppose I can tell that after him showing me how to jump-start the '39, I used to take his keys whenever I though I could get away with it, and go start the old '39. I never tried to drive it at that age (What a fool I was! I could have driven it up and down the driveway). I always figured I could say I was just trying to keep the battery charged up.
