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| | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 | hello need some help 50 chevy 216 motor,its 6 volt it has 8 volt battery,it has a bad drain every time i drive it the battery goes? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,756 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,756 | An 8 volt battery is a solution to a nonexistent problem. Get the 6 volt system cleaned up and working right, and donate that 8 volt battery to somebody's recycling bin. It's necessary to adjust the charging voltage to 9.5 volts to keep an 8 volt battery charged, plus adjusting the cutout relay to 8.5 volts to keep the regulator from connecting the generator to the battery too soon. Anybody with enough understanding of a DC charging system to make an 8 volt system work knows better than to try it in the first place.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 63 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 63 | Yep. This is the first thing I fixed when I got my 51. I had an 8v battery too She's all correct 6v now and works as originally intended. How's your wiring? | | |
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