Re: Winter Starting- 8 volt vs 6 volt

Posted by Bob on October 14, 2005 at 19:08:52 from (64.21.249.40):

In Reply to: Winter Starting- 8 volt vs 6 volt posted by Jim-bobb on October 14, 2005 at 18:51:10:

My suggestion would be to get a good 6-Volt battery, and install a tank heater to warm the block and coolant for quick and easy starts.

If you are going to go to all the trouble to do a conversion, simply go to 12-Volts, install an alternator, install a dropping resistor ahead of the coil, and switch the coil polarity.

8-Volt systems DO work up to a point, IF you can get the voltage regulator tweaked up a bit, and, likely the breaker point life will be shortened a bit. I just avoid them, and go to 12-Volts, so the battery is common with other vehicles and equipment, and is convenient to charge, or use to jump start other equipment as needed, and will operate standard modern accesories.

Follow Ups:

• 8- Volt Conversion Jim-bobb 20:08:44 10/14/05 (4)
  • Re: 8- Volt Conversion Bob 20:55:59 10/14/05 (3)
    • New: What a local mechanic said....... Jim-bobb 07:46:00 10/15/05 (2)
      • Re: New: What a local mechanic said....... Pitch 17:23:00 10/15/05 (1)
        • Re: New: What a local mechanic said....... Jim-bobb 22:03:42 10/15/05 (0)

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