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| | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 | I have a 35 1 ton stake truck that I put in a 40 216 the truck is all 6v set up but I like the way a 12v spins the engine is there a way to keep all the old 6v and spin the engine like a 12v or is it one way or the other | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | the 6V starter will be fine on 12V as long as you don't try to move the truck around on the starter, for normal starting it'll last as long as it would on 6V and start quicker .... what you need to modify is any electric gauges, heater fan motor, and of course all the light bulbs, none of that is hard
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | If you want to keep it 6v, you can have your 6v starter converted to high-torque. Don Allen in Florence, Oregon did this for me and it spins the engine like a 12v. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 | put a ground strap from the battery to the frame and a strap from the frame to the engine/bellhousing. have good contact where the straps connect and you wont have any issues. good grounds and good clean connections are the key to keeping a six volt system working as designed. also make sure your using a 2 ought cable or larger as battery cables to let the current flow unrestricted. my 6100 sits outside and i started it the other day from not running it since november. after i got the fuel up if fired right up and it spun like it was a summer day. all my trucks are six volt and i have no issues with them and the batteries are at least three years old. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 | Thanks for all the tips/ the more the better | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | An 8 volt battery is also an option. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | An 8V battery is a band-aid. Fix the problem. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | just saying its an option. I sell parts... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 | Cletis ; If you read the post agian there is no mention of a broblem just like the way 12 volt turns over. HAVE A NICE DAY | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | try an 8 volt then-folks seem to like them around here. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
My 6v starter spins as nicely as a 12v starter (same engine and correct 6v battery cables). No problems getting similar spins on a 6v. You can get good spins on a six volt if all parts and connections are in good shape. And, as Cletis stated, an 8v battery is not the best way to get a 6v system to spin like a 12v system (you'd probably need to deal with the voltage regulator and might wear out light bulbs more quickly).
The 8v battery "fix" was (is?) popular on old 6v systems, especially farm tractors. My bet is that a majority of those set-ups had (have) replacement battery cables for 12v systems.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | Several guys around here run 8 volt batteries on cars/trucks & love them. I did not realize they were taboo here. On tractors everyone usually goes w/a Delco 10si internally reg'd alternator & 12 volts-no lights/gauges/radios etc on most old tractors. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 66 | Good to hear all the options I think come spring and I open it up I'll see how it cranks and go from there. I want to thank all of you for your input GM | | |
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