From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Jul 02 2005 - 16:15:10 PDT
they don't they have two 12 volt batterys
+ too + and - too -
a jumper ties both +'s to each other
At 05:35 PM 6/30/2005, Stu wrote:
>My 1008 has rot by the front leg of the battery tray. Took it out to try
>and fix rot and found out for myself that the 12v starter was hard to turn
>over with only one battery. How do civy diesel trucks get started with only
>one battery?
>
> "Stu"
>Southern NH, USA
>"Live Free Or Die"
>
>MVPA #14790
>
>1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
>1986 M1009 CUCV Blazer 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Terry Soden [mailto:ibherb@charter.net]
>Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:26 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List; Stu
>Subject: Re: [MV] 12v CUCV
>
>I rewired mine to 12v also. My 2 batteries are wired directly to buss on
>firewall as well as the one, top altenator. I said top altenator because I
>have an M1010 and removed bottom altenator. I also hade a local shop rewire
>my 180 24V alt to 12v. I installed a 12v starter from autozone that was for
>civillian 6.2 L. It requires both batteries to turn over engine. This may
>not be best solution, but worked for me for the past 5 years.
>
>P.S. my M1010 is a daily driver. Its my only vehicle.
>
>Terry Soden
>Former Cpl. of Marines
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:09 PM
>Subject: [MV] 12v CUCV
>
>
> > Hi all!
> > My CUCV was converted to 12v. Now, front battery powers nothing but is
> > charged by rt generator and goes to lug on connection block. So does back
> > battery that is charged by left generator and is regular 12v to starter
>and
> > truck. If I take out front battery will right generator blow up or
> > something?
> >
> > "Stu"
> > Southern NH, USA
> > "Live Free Or Die"
> >
> > MVPA #14790
> >
> > 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
> > 1986 M1009 CUCV Blazer 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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