Re: 6v won't turn over, 12v will

Posted by captaink on November 02, 2004 at 11:21:23 from (66.115.214.56):

In Reply to: 6v won't turn over, 12v will posted by kevin brooks on November 02, 2004 at 10:28:09:

Consider that originally when new a 6 volt starter worked fine. This was before high compression pistons, starters aged, bushings wore, connections corroded (both in the joints in the starter and on battery cables) heads were changed, and or other modifications were made. Consider also, that most of the time 6 volt systems when kept up still did the job. The problem was that the 6 volt systems took a lot of time to keep working properly, so someone experimented with putting a 12 volt battery in and discovered it would work.

Converting to 12 volt can mask a lot of the small problems that are creeping into the starter or connections. It could be possible that your starter has worn so bad, or that the grounding connections between the field housing, nose cone, and clutch housing have gotten rusty and not making a good enough connection for the 6 volt battery to work, but 12 volt battery will punch through it. Remember, voltage in electricity is the same as PSI in liquids, the higher the voltage the more "push" or ability to overcome resistance.

The bottom line is that the starter or connections are where you will find the reason.

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