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Re: Re: Re: Re: converting 8n from 6 volts to 12 volts
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Posted by Common Sense Fargo - Please listen on December 08, 1998 at 07:43:38:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: converting 8n from 6 volts to 12 volts posted by Why change to 12v? If it can't start up on six volts your tractor and or parts need help!!! on December 07, 1998 at 19:41:32:
: : : : : I am trying to convert my 8n to 12 volts. I have found a 12 volt alt. from a Gm. The mounting bracket from an old buick v-8 Fit with a few modafications. My problem is the pulley on the GM. alt. is smaller in width than the pulley on the stock generator. Will this cause a proble with the belt ? Do I need to change the pulley or do I use a different belt? Any help here would be wonderfull. Thank you in advance Jim aka Wilseya. : : : : You can e mail me at lybarger@thegrid.net : : : : Thanks again and Wilseya : : : 12 volt is an easy way out of making a wore out tractor start. An alternator makes a tractor look crappy. 12 volt takes out starter drives and ring gears. So, if you want to spend a lot of money in the long run, go right ahead and screw it up with 12 volt. I agree, If it doesn't start well with a 6volt, you need cleaning, maintenance or repairs, not a twelve volt, an improper modification given the limits of the original design and parts. A well tuned and cleaned 6 volt system will start every time and last even longer. The only exception I can think of are the crappy 6volt lights. Take an hour and put new oil, plugs in. Take apart carb in 15 minutes, clean jets and check air cleaner hoses, gas line and manifold gaskets. If it doesn't start right up, start diagnosing the existing electrical system. Proper diagnosis works every time for me - Its when I don't use common sense that i f__k my equipment up every time as well. My dad's solution to a hard starting vehicle was A) It was poorly designed B) Hook a chain up to it and jump it. Thank god i learned from his mistakes. Besides, you learn a hell of a lot about proper engineering if you maintain equipment well. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of alternators. Hope I didn't miss anything but sometimes the obvious first step is too obvious. Regards
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