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| | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 30 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 30 | Anyone got any experience with an 8 volt battery in a 6 volt system? If you do and you are using one in your truck can you share your thoughts and tell me where you can buy one for less than an arm and leg. Several old mechanics have advised me to put one in my 47 1/2 ton to improve starting. Appreciate it. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 423 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 423 | I'm running an 8 volt battery that was pushed on me by my local parts store. I've had no problems, but the brighter guys will tell you to fix the problems and forget the 8 volt upgrade. Do a search (upper part of this page, right side) on "8 volt battery" and you'll get lots of hits on similar or identical questions.
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It may not be the easy way, but it is the Cowboy Way - Ranger Doug Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world. - Ben Okri 1953 Chevy 3100 1960 Volvo PV 544 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | What Organbuilder said. An 8v battery is a bandaid "fix" for other problems.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 313 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 313 | Subject has been covered many times, but why not once again. Going to a clean connections, at least 00 battery cables and a good battery, (I am using a 6v Optima battery) and you will not have any starting problems at all. Like what has been mentioned, an 8v battery actually causes more problems than solves them .
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