12 v conversion continued

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
So, I have an old 12 v Hudson Generator, new 12v coil, and new 12v regulator. Tested the generator by grounding Field and hooking up to a battery, and indeed it spun, so it works.



Put everything in the car, except the fan belt size is wrong for the gen, so I didhn't hook it up mechanically, just electrically.



I pulled out the last of the 6v dash bulbs and the turn signal flasher, said a little prayer, and hooked up the 12v battery. No explosions, no smoke. So far so good.



Reading the instructions for the new regulator, I briefly shorted Arm and Bat to polarize it, and to my surprise, the generator spun! Hah! Remember, the gen pully is not hooked to anything. I guess the regulator is grounding the Field by default.



I turned the key, pushed the button, and started the engine. It sounded like a Honda, as I had not yet installed the 12 v Hudson starter.



The engine started fine, and all seems to work. Tomorrow I'll try to get a belt of the correct size and I'll see if the generator is really really working.



So, have I screwed anything up yet? :-)



-Chris

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Good for you Chris...



    Wrenching on a Hudson can be fun.... and satisfying at times..



    Cheers
  • bobbydamit
    bobbydamit Expert Adviser
    Nice Job Chris.

    No, as far as I can tell you dun good. Quite a spin on the old 6 volt starter is right. We in MN always had a 12 volt standing by, or wired in 2 six volts, to get these monsters started in -30 below zero or colder weather up north. When cash was short for a jumper spare, we just found a hill to park on at the end of the block, and if it did not start in the first 30 seconds, we would cost down the hill and pop the clutch in 2nd to turn them over faster.

    One last trick was to add a quart of kerosene in the cold weather and it would thin our the oil like to todays 5-30. It would burn off in a few days and help clean the engine as well. Enjoy your new 12 volt CD player and the cell Phone charger and of course that pile [The Worlds Greatest Hits of 1950's -60's] CD's you can blast now. Rock on!
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