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Re: converting 8n from 6 volts to 12 volts
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Posted by Todd Markle on December 20, 1998 at 19:55:46:
In Reply to: converting 8n from 6 volts to 12 volts posted by Jim on December 06, 1998 at 21:55:26:
: 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 I love these 6/12v discussions. All of the statements below are good. My opinion is that if you tractor hasn't been all hacked up, or none of the original 6v parts are missing or destroyed, it is better to leave the original system intact and FIX everything so it works the way it should.
That way all of the factory service info will apply and 50 years from now your grandkids will still be able to figure out how to fix it. The bottom line is that the 6v system worked fine for
40 or 50 years so why change it now. Think of how
unhappy all of us restorers are now when we find a tractor with a bunch of non-original parts on it. It may be your tractor now, but chances are pretty good it will outlive you so dont cause a bunch of problems for someone in the future.
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