Hey JohnT and others. I finally picked up my 51 Chevy. It doesnt have the stomp starter but a conventional Chevy starter with the solinoid on top. Ive been messing with it to get it ready to start. Been sitting in ghe weeds for ten yrs. Engine WAS STUCK. But the help from a Farmall 400 helped it break free. But tonight, i installed a 12 volt battery. Because,i noticed that theres a Ballast resister on the firewall and its wired to the POS to the coil. The NEG is going to the DISTRIBUTOR. So,is this 6 VOLT or 12 VOLT SYSTEM ? Maybe, the PO wired it 12 volts and didnt change the coil wires around ?? Thanks.