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Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion #90945 01/29/2002 8:49 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	When you converted from 6v to 12v, did you use a change to a 12v generator or alternator? If you changed to a 12v generator, did you polarize the voltage regulator? Tim Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	cmayna	01/29/2002 3:11 AM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	53 4 me	01/29/2002 3:38 AM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	cmayna	01/29/2002 6:18 PM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	Anonymous	01/29/2002 7:30 PM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	cmayna	01/29/2002 8:28 PM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	tclederman	01/29/2002 8:49 PM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	cmayna	01/29/2002 9:05 PM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	dabond	01/30/2002 12:38 AM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	Anonymous	01/30/2002 12:55 AM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	Curly	01/30/2002 1:59 AM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	cmayna	01/30/2002 3:20 AM
Re: Dead Battery after 6->12 volt convertion	fifthave	01/30/2002 5:10 PM

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