[TheForge] Re: Continental engine

Dan Tull [email protected]
Sun Sep 7 21:32:01 2003


dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:17 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Continental engine


>
> Larry --

> Has a 12V coil, no generator. No markings on the starter.  I suspect
> it's 6V and the previous owner used 12V to spin it.  I used to do that
> with my 1947 IH pickup but it was hard on the starters.
>

One of the cool things we used to do was on 6 v  Baja bugs  ....
Went to the battery mfg. and bought 8v - 4 cell car batteries. Flat spun a
starter, and didn't blow a single bulb.