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You have all ready been told that an 8V battery is just a "band-aid" to get around other problems, so plan on getting rid of it! For one thing, your generator is probably not charging it anyway. Now, since you have told us that the guy before you did a "band-aid" job at the battery, I suspect that he ALSO did the same else where. So the next thing after the battery is the battery cables. As Dell would say, "DO NOT use those wimpy 12v ones you get at Wallyworld or similar places." The 6V battery system needs LOW resistance, EVERY WHERE! So starting at the battery you need #4 wire cables, MINIMUM, and most guys use #2. Next would to be sure that the spark plug wires are SOLID copper, not wires for a car that are carbon filiment, and high resistance to help suppress the noise so your radio is not noisy. If the rest of the wiring looks cobbled up in any way, buy a brand new wiring harness. All the wires will be the proper size and have clean lugs on them. They are cheap and available several places, including this board. Only if you want original style wiring, cause you are doing a restoration, with the cost be high - even then I think it is still a bargan when you consider the time, etc. you would spend doing it yourself. CLEAN, BRIGHT, and TIGHT are the watch words for a 6V system. Those things and proper components ,like battery cables the right size, will be all your N need as far as electrics go to run FINE. Your meter will be a help if you have problems with the points, such as the rubbing block wearing down so the points don"t open. OR when you have a short or open in the distributor. You should also use it to check the generator output when you change batteries. You do not want it over charge a new battery. And it could be that the guy before you did up the generator output to try to charge that 8V battery. I keep my battery terminals from corroding, I coat them with RTV rubber (like bathtub caulk, but clear) the whole clamp back onto the wire to the insulation and down onto the battery case so that there is no exposed metal. I start with putting the RTV on the battery terminal and inside the clamp before I put the clamp on the battery. The idea is to not have any voids in the rubber where acid could gather, especially under the clamp near the battery case. That is why I put the rubber on the battery terminal, down at the base of the terminal all around it, at first. I get twice the battery life as the warrenty (even have gotten more) by doing that. when I finally remove the battery the terminals are still clean. The rubber is soft so it can easily be torn off when needed. Regards,
Larry
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