Might want to hook up a voltmeter ( one NOT on the truck, but a digital
one or cheap analog ) to see what's going on. If you're trying to charge an
8-volt battery with a 12-volt alternator or generator, and have 6-volt
components, there'd no telling what's happening! Might want to start from
scratch, see whether you want to go 6 or 12, and replace everything.
Actually, just get a 1-wire GM 12v alternator, and be done with it. I'd
certainly yank the 8-volt, it was probably a bad one, and "dropped' down to 6
volts, but good enough to use on the truck. :) Or who knows, might have
worked ok on the 6-volt system just fine. But I'd not run the truck without
doing some troubleshooting with a REAL voltmeter / multimeter so you can see
what's going on! A cheapie analog only costs about $10-$14 these days, not a
bad deal. Sold at most FLAPS these days. Good luck!
Jerry in Virginia
'55 TF 'Burb
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