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6 V Starter on 12 V Diet


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Hey all, had to pull my 12 volt starter for servicing, but installed a spare 6 volt starter temporarily.

It spins nice and fast, and no meshing issues.

How many of you have a run a 6 volt starter on 12 volt diet?

Hopefully wont run it too long like this, but its not bad at all.

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1 hour ago, Reg Evans said:

I've been running Old Yellers 6 volt starter on 12 volts for a little over 20 years now without any issues.

Nothing like Autolite technology and quality Reg. I kinda like a 6v starter on 12, it spins faster than a 12 volt starter....

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12 volts to 6 volt starter on my 38 sedan and 51 truck for many years no issues. Also 12 volts to my 6 volt 46 Oldsmobile, so far so good.

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Oh I forgot I have a funny story about my 6v starter on 12v- one day it just stopped working at all. I didn’t know if it could be rebuilt or where to get a new one and I was getting tired from trying to pop start the truck unsuccessfully- push, jump in, 2nd gear, sidestep the clutch, no luck. 

 

I ended up hosing down the starter through the button stalk hole and anywhere I could get into the case from the outside with wd40- which is mostly solvent and a little oil. After that it worked like a charm for another five or seven years until I swapped out the flatty. I suspect the contacts were dirty but who knows maybe the brushes or armature or whatever were gummed up. 

 

Funny story and maybe it the retelling could help somebody out!

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I'm yet another with a 6 volt starter on a 12 volt system about five years no issues.  I never over-crank, and I have a rebuilt spare handy just in case.   

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