The Ford Barn

George/Maine · 11-23-2012, 08:02 AM

If you have a nice orginal car 6 volts is fine.If you have a good 6 volt battery you could drive all day no charging and get home.With FORDs that coil is a knowed problem ,carry a spare if you can change it yourself.I run a 49 olds for years on 6 volts and batterys don,t last long.They were alway a hard car to start when hot.
Stop have a fwe beers and let it cool down.
I run my 39 Ford 12 volts,alt,mini starter,about the size of a lawn tractor,now have a GPS,elecrtric fuel pump.I wired it this way and would not go back to 6 volts.
Today with cell phones join AAA and get 200 miles free towing.
Braking down on interstate no fun.

11-23-2012, 08:02 AM	#25
George/Maine Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mid coast Maine Posts: 1,878	Re: 6 volt change to 12 volt (pros and cons) If you have a nice orginal car 6 volts is fine.If you have a good 6 volt battery you could drive all day no charging and get home.With FORDs that coil is a knowed problem ,carry a spare if you can change it yourself.I run a 49 olds for years on 6 volts and batterys don,t last long.They were alway a hard car to start when hot. Stop have a fwe beers and let it cool down. I run my 39 Ford 12 volts,alt,mini starter,about the size of a lawn tractor,now have a GPS,elecrtric fuel pump.I wired it this way and would not go back to 6 volts. Today with cell phones join AAA and get 200 miles free towing. Braking down on interstate no fun.