12 volt changeover decrease engine life???

There is no reason that changing to a 12 volt system shortens engine life.

I have been a constant companion of 8N's since I was ten years old, I am now 50. Dad bought one when I was ten and I mowed and maintained 66 acres in Ohio with it. I got one when I was married and we bought 6 acres. I helped convert dads to 6 volts in the mid 1960's. I converted mine after a complete rebuild in 1989. It smoked bad when I bought her. I keep Mobil 1 synthetic oil in her and sea foam gas treatment. I do this with all my equipment. Over the years I had helped rebuild dads 8N twice in 30 years of hard use. The second time we got a bad rebuild kit, and worse, it was run without an air cleaner a while which trasted the rings fast.

12 volts is much better for several reasons. Plenty of cold weather cranking power. You can use 12 volt lights that are cheaper and easier to buy. The ignition system on mine are kept at six volts by using a resistor prior to the coil, so this has no affect on the coil resistor, points or plugs. I also recently added a Meyers snow plow which I remanufactured to mount on the front of my 8N. It is a 6 foot unit from a jeep, with a 12 volt pump. So I had a system ready to run the 12 volt lift and power tilt plow. It is awesome and works perfecty. Better than a factory install.

Norman

This is why automobiles today with 12 volt systems don't last nearly as long as cars manufactured prior to 1955 that had six volt systems.

Regards,

L.

ETC. In other words -ask if he is smoking the wrong kind of stuf !

Thanks! Of course it was a joke! I've been accused of a lot of things but never of being stupid.

Amazing that anyone would take my remarks seriously concerning "engine life" but I guess the guys are doing the best that they can.

Kind regards,

Larry