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Originally your car used a 2E 6-volt battery which is still available. However, there is a commercial version that is much stronger and more durable. You can buy it from NAPA or other battery outlets, but they don't know it fits your car by their books. I switched several years ago. It is a 3EH and has 875 CCA.
I have a 1949 Chevy Fleetline which is all original. I have elected to keep the original 6 volt electrical system and I keep it plugged into a 6 volt battery tender when stored in my garage. The problem is I need a portable 6 volt battery jump starter to carry with me in the car in case of battery failure when I am out on the road.
Posted September 8, 2019. 6 volts batteries made today gives better service than of yesteryear. After 5 months sitting with no activity for the winter I use a shop battery charger to start the 28 DB 6. It seems to me the generator does a better job than the shop charger. The battery is under the drivers seat.
If the car is positive ground, you will connect the ground cable (+) to the engine or to the ground cable and the (-) to the battery -. This cuts the 6v battery out of the system as one side is disconnected. Be sure all lights radio etc are turned off. Start engine then quickly disconnect the booster ground and stick the battery ground back on.
The only electric gauges on a 48 Chrysler are the ammeter and the fuel gauge. The oil gauge and the temperature gauge are directly connected to the engine. I wonder how many modern day mechanics have hooked up 6 volt Mopars and Fords with the negative post of the battery to ground without checking the shop manual or Chilton's?
Can I use a 12 volt battery to jump start (via jumper cables) a 6 volt car. Or, am I looking to burn something up. I used to do it on an old (1959) volkswagen I drove in high school, and always wondered what would break. It may take some work to get the 1940 model 51 to run after 20 years of storage.
Expand. Wow, $187.99! I know when the Exide battery was purchased Spring of 2014, if I spent half that, it was a lot. Surprisingly, even when you put in 1930 Ford Model A on the Exide site, nothing comes up. Perhaps the Optima is the only currently made 6 volt battery.
Have done this many times. There are 2 good methods. 1st disconnect the ground cable off the 6V battery, start the engine with the 12V jumper cables, take off the cables and quickly stick the 6V cable back on the battery before the engine stalls. This cuts the 6V battery completely out of the circuit for safety.
He needs to know the advantages of 6-volt, and why to change to 12. Simply put, 12-volt systems are far more common today, and offer a host of accessories that are MUCH cheaper, and available everywhere. I can buy a good-brand 12-volt battery for $70 (or less), all across the USA. Finding a good, FRESH 6-volt battery is a challange.
Bloo. It is the same adjustment as you would use to adjust the voltage for a 6 volt battery. With an 8 volt battery you have 4 cells instead of 3, so take whatever voltage the service manual says and divide by 3, then multiply by 4. For instance if the voltage should be 7.5, 7.5 / 3 x 4 = 10v.