I rebuilt (and modified slightly) my engine. Well, no... I take that back. I have a 1953 Super C engine that I rebuilt and modified and put into the C. It's got about 140 psi of compression in all cylinders and has new rod and crank bearings. I have less than 2 hours of run time on it since I did the switch. At the absolute best, with a very fresh fully charged battery, I would get 2 revolutions of cranking that were pretty slow. I rebuilt the starter, thinking that maybe if it was fresh, I would be ok. Nope... still too much for the 6 volt system.
So, like I said, on a whim, I converted it to 12 volt, and since the 6 volt charging system was not working anyway, I just left all that disconnected for now.
My farmall cub, which has about 80 PSI of compression and a magneto is still on a 6 volt system, and I am leaving it that way. It does just fine. But, unless I managed to loose about 40 lbs of compression, I am leaving the C just like it is. (If for any other reason, it is too cold to be out there changing parts around. If I didn't have to empty a load of manure, I wouldn't have been starting it yesterday in the 10 degree weather! haha)
Just curious, did you ever try an 8 volt battery on a 6 volt system?
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