From: James Shanks (n1vbn@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Jul 02 2005 - 23:47:19 PDT
Stu,
They generally don't Stu. Most civilian trucks
have three batteries, not one. The light duty
trucks up to 2 & 1/2 tons generally have two
batteries. My best advice is set her back to full
Military configuration electrically and screw the
12 volt system and you will be better off.
James Shanks
1985 M-1009
--- kuhrick <kuhrick@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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