*The 8 volt thing worked pretty good on tractors and industrial units but
had it's drawbacks in an auto application. My college "ride" was a 52
Chevy with a very hotted up 302 CI GMC motor. The 8 volt battery made it
start lots better and the light were very bright! However, every light bulb
on the car would blow within 2 or 3 months, even the dome light, and the
vibrator in the radio would die*
*in shorter time. *
*Tony*
*"Since 12 volts are so much better than 6, why didn't we just start with 24
volts in the first place?"*
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:18 PM, David C. <cavanadd@verizon.net> wrote:
> And yet another somewhat unrelated data point....
>
> Back in the late '70s I had a '51 (or so) GMC half ton pickup. 6 volt
> system, starter via a pedal on the floor. Ignition switch was a toggle
> on the dash. Manual choke. Pull the choke out, step on the starter
> pedal, after it turned over once or twice, flip the toggle; started
> right up. It had an EIGHT volt battery in it, no other changes. I
> understand the regulator had been adjusted for enough output to keep it
> charged. Lights and everything else worked as normal. The electrical
> system was one of the few things on that truck I DIDN'T have problems
> with.
>
> Dave C
>
> Arvid Jedlicka wrote:
> > Note that this does not condone the practice. It simply represents my
> > experience.
> >
> > When growing up we had a '40 Ford flathead v8 dump truck that we would
> use
> > for snow removal. When it would not start on the 6 volt system - often in
> > the winter - we would disconnect one of the 6 volt battery cables and
> jump
> > it with a 12 volt battery. The starter would spin - I believe the
> technical
> > term is VERY FAST - and there was plenty of spark so it started very
> > quickly. Once started we would quickly move the battery cable back to the
> 6
> > volt system.
> >
> > We eventually got a snow blower but the truck was still running when it
> was
> > replaced.
> >
> > Arvid
> >
> >
> >> alternatively, can I jump the starter with 12v without fritzing the
> >> rest of the electrical system?
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