battery

[beerslob]

I just got my engine rebuilt in my 49 ford with 6 volt and need a new battery, should I get a 6 or 8 volt battery,,, thank for advice

 

[19Fordy]

Stay with 6 volt. 8 volt is a waste of money with no benefits except more potential problems. Read about it here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=is+.....69i57j33.17479j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Better to convert to 12V if you decide to change.

 

[FortyNiner]

Six volt, as one of the Henry's intended.

 

[G.M.]

Stay with a 6 volt Optima. 8 volts is no good. One problem is it
burns out light bulbs. Also need a different coil resister. G.M.

 

[Charlie Stephens]

From almost everything I have read you should stay with the 6 volt. If you have problems fix them instead of patching them. Search the archives.

Charlie Stephens

 

[bobgc]

Stay with the six volt, I bought a 52 ford truck that some one put a 8 volt battery in and it would not charge because you need to adjust your gen. to do 8 volts. As long as everything is wired correctly six volts works just fine.

 

[beerslob]

thanks a lot, 6 volt it is

 

[Charlie Stephens]

thanks a lot, 6 volt it is

Now that milestone is passed are you having any problems with your electrical system you would like help with?

Charlie Stephens

 

[tubman]

Remember "clean grounds an connections".

 

[flatford8]

The right size battery cables are very important and as stated above .....connections need to be clean and tight...especially grounds.....got any pictures of your car??......Mark

 

[big job]

Go to Napa & get a 6volt commercial batt. Then make sure you are putting out around
7 to 7.5 volts (thats the middle one on the regulator) with a voltmeter while running
engine above idle. And then I see a fresh engine. They will be a little stiff so put some
miles on it. So I have been accused by my friends going to 12 vt? Nope; 6vts. As fast as
I push start button its running not even one turn, why cause its correct. I know I ramble
but think of someday 70yr old Toyota, no way it will ever make it. So I say grounds and
cable problems ? just buy a big motor yacht likely a mile of ground wires and most are
all green corroded and this is only like 5-10 yr old boat. Local welding supply get cables
there. When I had good bones we had a 53 foot Huckens with two 6-71 Detroits. both
engines required two 001 cables to starter and two 001 cables for ground & to two D8
commercial batterys . I am only trying to say no need for 8vts. I am saying at my age
we lived with 6vts the coldest snow days and always got to school even with vac. wipers. with a (1939 Dodge school bus) 1953 all new Dodge Job Rated busses wow!
we now have heat !!! LOL

 

[Kube]

From almost everything I have read you should stay with the 6 volt. If you have problems fix them instead of patching them. Search the archives.

Charlie Stephens

Yes sir!