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| | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 | Ok, another one...
I am planning on converting my COE to 12v with a 12v starter and matching flywheel. BUT, I want to keep the foot pedal starter. I was thinking of connection the foot pedal to a switch to control the starter solenoid. Has anyone done this before?
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 163 | You don't have to change out the 6v starter when you convert to 12v. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I would and have just run the original starter on 12V, never had a problem and drove my truck every day for a few years.
If you crank it for minutes at a time the 6v starter on 12V will be an issue, but if you have to crank it that long you already have issues...
Keep it simple and use what you already have, it's not that hard on the starter for a few seconds at a time and if it dies they're cheap (used) and real easy to replace.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I am planning on converting my COE to 12v with a 12v starter and matching flywheel. BUT, I want to keep the foot pedal starter. I was thinking of connection the foot pedal to a switch to control the starter solenoid. Has anyone done this before?
Thanks You also have option of switching to the 12v flywheel and a 12v foot-actuated starter (used up to 1959). | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 | Oooh! 12v foot operated starter!
There was another post somewhere that said if you run 12v on the 6v starter it will burn out eventually. I guess that one scared me off. But I might consider keeping the starter and running it 12v since it seems to work OK for others. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,422 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,422 | Oooh! 12v foot operated starter!
There was another post somewhere that said if you run 12v on the 6v starter it will burn out eventually. I guess that one scared me off. But I might consider keeping the starter and running it 12v since it seems to work OK for others. Well, I'm a daily driver ONLY vehicle as below and have 12 years of pushing 12 volts into a (the same one) 6 volt starter. Regards, Cosmo
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | My 1961 261 had a mechanical foot starter. Now in the old '46, been using the original 216 6v starter (all 216 bellhousing, flywheel etc) for 20+ years without fail. I opted for the old foot starter since just about all my starter probs were related to a solenoid failure. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 | Thanks everyone for your help. I think I'll try keeping the 6v starter and associated parts and run 12v to it. Now I have to clean and paint all those parts. 
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | It cost me $8 to have my 6V starter foot starter "rebuilt' at the local auto electric shop..= new brushes only after 5 years of 12V. So why go to all the trouble of changing it. More concern will be the heater fan which will run 300 mph on 12V. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | A 6 volt starter will last longer on 12 volts then it will on 6.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | A 6 volt starter will last longer on 12 volts then it will on 6. Not sure I agree or perhaps understand. If one has starting issues and overheats the 6V starter I think it will fail quicker. Please explain why you feel they will last longer. Thanks | | |
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