Re:






Anthony, in addition to what the others have said
it may be a good idea to check out your starter switch arangement which is under
the starter.  This tends to get dirty and oil covered over time and cause
starting problems.

Karl

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Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:19 AM

Subject: RE: [HSS]





Anthony,

  These 6 volt systems are adequate if they are kept up to
snuff.  As David said, make sure your cables are of the correct
size. I bought my #1 cable from a local welding store. Or call
Dave Kostansek in the club roster.  He can make one up for you.
 Make sure all connections are clean and tight.  Buy a battery
with the highest cca (cold cranking amps) you can get.  Mine is
800, and works well.  I think it cost about $80.00 from
NAPA.  Another thing to try is, keeping the battery on a continuous
charge with a trickle charger. If a car sits for several days, or
weeks, a battery can lose some of its charge faster than you may
think. Leaving you with a weak battery to try and start you
car.  

  Gene.

--- On Mon, 5/4/09, David Young
<David@websters. co.nz>
wrote:
From: David
Young <David@websters. co.nz>
Subject: RE: [HSS]
To:
HudsonSuperSix16- 29@yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, May 4,
2009, 6:54 AM





Are your main cables (to & from the battery) of
sufficient thickness to carry the current needed? Remember that this
is a 6 volt system & so needs much heavier cables than does a
12 volt system.

 

 

David
Young

New
Zealand

 


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Sent: Monday, 4 May 2009 22:39
To:
HudsonSuperSix16- 29@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [HSS]





Gentlemen,

Your words of wisdom would - yet again - be much
appreciated.

My '28 HSS has been a poor starter and slow turning over for
some time.  I assumed it was the starter motor as its two
six-volt batteries (in a 6-volt system) are fairly new. 
However, if I use jump leads to a 12-volt battery, the engine spins
likea turbine and the car starts immediately.  Does this
suggest that the starter motor is all right,  and that the
problem may lie with the batteries not producing sufficient amperage
unassisted to turn the engine over?  I'd be grateful as always
for your comments.

Regards,
Anthony O'Brien



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