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| | | | Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 | Ok. time to confess. AND time to admit that when I'm frustrated, time for a break.
Trying to get me engine to turn over...my 6v wasn't cranking. So, I used a 12v, keeping all other electrical items off.
It started and ran well. I shutdown to address a few leaks, and then realized that I had connect the POS of the batt to the negitive ground, and the negative batt to the Positive on the truck.
Have I screwed anything up? I should have my 6v new batt charged and ready to go for the next attempts.
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1953 3100
Melbourne, FL
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy Shaanxi, did you just connect the twelve volt battery to the starter and the coil, and remove the large gauge wire from the starter that leads inside to power up the rest of the truck? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 | If it makes you feel any better I did something similar on Saturday. I boosted my 6v system with a 12v booster pack hooked up backwards by accident. My starter fried shortly after, but this could have been from cranking it too long. | | | | | Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2013 Posts: 168 | 3B,
I hooked up the 12v via the battery cables.
Stove, at least at the last try, the starter was still turning.
When I noticed my rookie mistake, I tried to change it around. A bit of spark. It didn't like it too much. I decided to put the battery back in the car, and call it a day. The car starts up and works fine.
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Melbourne, FL
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