RE: best upgrade to CCKW charging system ??

From: Stephen (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Oct 15 2005 - 11:05:26 PDT


ALL my HMVs are 12v now with electric fuel pumps and alternators. If
You want a reliable HMV, do those. I have over 50,000 miles in a CCKW
with those mods and a couple others simple ones and have been very happy
to just hop in and go with no worries.

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

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Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:02 AM
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Subject: [MV] best upgrade to CCKW charging system ??

OK...I have a cckw that I want to make a little more "road-worthy".

It has the original 6 volt system, but I have alot of trouble getting
the
charging system to work.

AFter having sat for several weeks at a time, when I start it up the Amp

meter doesnt want to work, so I go out and spray the generator brushes
or
tap the side of the generator body until
the system starts working. But even then, it seems that I have to get
the
truck idling very fast in order to get the meter to show any charge.
Even
after that, sometimes when I am driving and the ammeter shows charging
for
10-15 minutes, when I stop the truck and shortly thereafter try to start
it
again, the motor doesnt want to turn over good as if the battery is
about
worn down.

Should I simply rebuild my generator or spend that money doing some
other
upgrade that, long term, will be more reliable.

Mike Curtis
1942 GPW(2) 1943 WC-52
1942 MB 1943 WC-56
1944 MB 1951 M37
1951 M38 1963 M37-B1
1955 M38-A1 1968 M35-A2
1972 M151-A2
1942 OPEN CAB LWB CCKW
1942 Closed Cab LWB CCKW
1942 M3 Halftrack
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