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Re: [oletrucks] 12-volt starter for '50 Chevy Truck

To: kosibar@kolbenet.com
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 12-volt starter for '50 Chevy Truck
From: ldfinley@juno.com
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:36:27 -0500
I was told by the owner of the the company that I used when I overhauled
my starter that if I ever converted over to 12 volt the 6 volt starter
would work fine.  He even told me that they often use 6 volt brushes on
12 volt starters when they want to make them heavy duty.

Hope this helps.

Larry
'51Chevy Ad, 5 window
OKC, OK
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On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 21:47:50 -0400 (EDT) Rich Kosiba
<kosibar@kolbenet.com> writes:
>I'm fixing up a 1950 Chevy Truck with the original 6-cylinder motor. 
>Of
>course, that's 6 volt. I am considering converting it to 12 volt. Does
>anybody know of a starter that will work with that at 12 volts?
>
>For anyone interested, I'm going to try to keep a page updated with
>pictures and information on my restoration. I hope to update it every
>couple of days.
>http://www.kolbenet.com/~kosibar/truck/
>
>Thanks!
>
>Rich
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 
>1959

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