Hi folks.
I just brought my new 1948 3/4 tonne truck home, and I love it! It runs great, and drives great to boot (aside from the brakes not working).
Anyway, when I first got the truck it was having a hard time starting, which caused the battery to be drained in attempting to start it. Now it starts up nicely when I use a charged battery, but it doesn't appear to be charging the battery when the engine is running. The battery gauge in the cab reads just on the negative side.
The truck has what appears to be a new voltage regulator in it, but there is one wire not connected, and just dangling in front of the terminal on the voltage regulator labeled BAT. It obviously is supposed to be connected, but when I do connect it, the gauge reads way down in the negative side.
I'm planning to switch the truck over to 12 volts, but have other things that are higher priority at the moment, so I would like a functional 6 volt system for the moment.
Is it possible that I have the wrong voltage regulator, and is there a way to find out? I can take pictures of it if requested.
Thanks so much for all the help!
Tom
