Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 300

[Edward Mills Antique Tractors <millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I will add - REAL terminals on battery cables - not the replacement ones 
you clamp on with screws - you can generally get NAPA or any good 
tractor / diesel shop or welding shop to put real ends on properly.

On 12/20/2011 6:26 PM, Edward Mills Antique Tractors wrote:
> Second that - clean terminals, dieletric grease, heavy (0 gage) cables 
> from battery and to starter, good generator and battery, good fuel & 
> ignition - and all my 6 volt tractors start fine. If you have ignition 
> or fuel issues, 12v does not start either.
>
> On 12/20/2011 6:08 PM, Ray Jones wrote:
>>
>> I have 3 Ford 8-N's (non-running, wanna project?) and a 2-N. I used 
>> the 2-N a lot around the place box blading and just riding for fun.
>> I always had to jump start it, as the 6 volt just didn't do it. I had 
>> 8 volts for a while and that helped.
>> Finally Rene Kroger told me he had very large tractors starting in 
>> the worst of winter with 6 volts so we looked further.
>> After cleaning every connection, including the starter mounting face, 
>> it starts up just fine with 6 volts.
>> Bigger cables will help, but clean terminals is the answer.
>> Ray
>>
>> On Dec 20, 2011, at 4:41 PM, jlsavard@xxxxxxx 
>> <mailto:jlsavard%40aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have an old Ford Tractor that is 6 volt. The battery needed replacing
>> recently, and having heard about 8 volt batteries, I bought one. I 
>> thought
>> that it was a simple drop-in replacement.
>>
>> Only after the purchase did I find that to make the 8 volt work, I'd 
>> need
>> to readjust the voltage regulator to make 8 volts, or the system 
>> wouldn't
>> function properly. At one point, my regulator was buzzing like a 
>> doorbell
>> from the uneven voltage. Voltmeters and other equipment are needed to 
>> reset
>> the points. I decided that it just wasn't worth the trouble, and went 
>> back
>> to 6 volts. Happily, the dealer exchanged batteries for me, no cost.
>>
>> When the 6 volt system fails next time, I'll convert to a 12 volt
>> conversion, using a single wire alternator from GM. Those conversion 
>> kits (For a
>> tractor) cost around $150 or so. Of course, I'll still have to 
>> convert the
>> lighting, and that is lots harder on a car.
>>
>> Joe Savard
>> Lake Orion, Michigan
>>
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>>
>> 


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