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  1. I'm not following the cheaper to go 12v unless you are referring to the incredibly complicated system the original poster is describing. Less than $150 for a new 6v alternator and nothing on the car has to be changed. I would, however, upgrade to the proper 6v battery and starter cables if they are not present, that will solve the cold weather starting problems.
    2 points
  2. I like 6 volt 😅 Thank you for the tips, though. There is no reason to be biased against Chinese parts, in particular. They can make cheap things, they can also make good things like iPhones, etc., it is what ever you want to pay for.
    2 points
  3. Or install a 6v alternator, keep the 6v battery and drive happily ever after. 😁
    2 points
  4. It kind of looks like the shifter bushing my 49 has. I wrote in about it a couple of years ago. My shifter was getting stiffer and stiffer and hard to shift. Pulled the whole thing apart looking for the problem. Turns out the “bushing” is a piece of webbing and it had dried out. So I lubed it up and it has worked fine ever since. Your steering shaft bushing looks very much like my shifter bushing. If you oil it, it might swell up and work fine. Lastly if your steering wheel moves up and down when you pull on it, you need to adjust the steering gear bearings. The seal in mine leaks so that’s a job I have to do as well. I’ve been through the shop manual prepping to do it. I have the front sheet metal off right now ( a rust prevention project ) so I can get good photos for a write up coming soon.
    1 point
  5. VINTAGEPIC: saw this Dodge on the FB
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  6. Why is it whenever anyone asks how to convert to 12v the anti-12v crowd jumps in with why not to? If they asked the pros and cons, yeah that would be appropriate. If you want any sort of electrical accessory you are either stuck with archaic, poor performing 6v stuff, Am radio (or beaucoup $ conversion), poor headlight choice (6v incandescent or crappy LEDs). It is what it is.
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