Re: Re: Re: Re: Convert Farmall M to 8-volt?

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Convert Farmall M to 8-volt?

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: I'm pretty sure it's the regulator, if I leave it alone and take the neqative wire off of the batt, the engine shuts off. : If I excite the field and have somebody take the negative wire off the engine stays running....Sounds like the reg to me. : : : You may not have a charging problem. If the battery is charged to : : 8 volts the 6 volt system won't charge until the battery voltage has : : dropped to 6 volts. : : To adjust the regulator; remove the cover, identify the field coil : : (it's the coil with fine wire windings, the heavy wire coil is the : : low voltage cut-out relay), the coil contact points have a tension : : adjustment that you must adjust (could be a screw or a metal tab), : : with the engine at a fast idle and the lights on adjust the regulator : : so you have about 9 volts at the battery. Make adjustments with the : : engine stopped and battery disconnected unless you like fireworks and : : burned up generators/regalutors. Also small adjustments and don't let : : system voltage exceed 10 volts as field coil burn-out soon after. : : As has been said here before the 8 volt upgrade is a nice compromise : : between slow cranking 6 volts and a major conversion to 12 volts. : : Good luck and keepem runnin, : : Lee

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