Was the baby boy Scott?....

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Not on your life. I had a better set of Genes going for me and were not from the shallow end of the Gene pool :lol:  :lol:

I'm having problems with my 6 volt gen. too. Not as bad as Travis' though. My bearings are bad but it's still charging and it's got a new regulator on it. It keeps my battery hot as a firecracker but it's getting noisy. Is there a 6 volt alternator conversion? If so, is it with a built-in regulator? Is it as pricey as I would think? Would it be better to convert to 12 volt? To do that, do you have to change the starter? Will a 12 volt starter bolt right up? By the way, what's the trick to getting the fan pully to act right when you go back on with the belt. I kept having problems with the nut tightening down waaay before the belt was tight enough. I left the shims alone and had the inner slots lined up. I finally just sort of "lucked out" when I got the pulley to pull together. The belt is pretty hard and cracky, by cracky. Too many stupid questions, Retired?

No alt. option.  If you want to change to 12 volt you will have to change the gen stand and all the 6V stuff in the car . Lights , radio etc etc. You can leave the 6V starter . IT will spin the heck out of the engine. Instant start and will last a long time. You cannot use a 12V starter as you would have to change the flywheel/ bushing OR just replace the Gen bearings.

Okay-I'm sticking with my 6 volt system (the miracle man is going to put bearings in the generator). If that doesn't work I'm going to load up the back seat with my golf cart batteries, do that test wiring technique (the one that Retired Tech recomended to "motor" the generator), remove the spark plugs and just use the generator as a motor.  Hey Retired, I'll bet ol' Warren Marion could make this happen!

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Was the baby boy Scott?....

 :lol:

Not on your life. I had a better set of Genes going for me and were not from the shallow end of the Gene pool :lol:  :lol:

Now your just being mean.The only genes you have are the ones you pull up with your wrist. Musta been why ya joined the Navy,to learn how to swim outta that shallow end of the pool and all. :lol:
Yall aint right. :roll:

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Was the baby boy Scott?....

 :lol:

Not on your life. I had a better set of Genes going for me and were not from the shallow end of the Gene pool :lol:  :lol:

Now your just being mean.The only genes you have are the ones you pull up with your wrist. Musta been why ya joined the Navy,to learn how to swim outta that shallow end of the pool and all. :lol:
Yall aint right. :roll:

I don't know how to swim. I just walked out. Only well qualified VW MECHANICS are taught how to do the "Hike-The-Gene" trick. Even the Grasshopper doesn't know how to do that. He hasn't gotten that far along yet.

Pot...

Kettle...
Hellooooo?

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It will work but the best bet is to get everything cleaned up and working properly to begin with. If it isnt then the 8v will not solve all your 6 v woes.
The better bet is the optima 6 volt battery but it's exspensive.