Switch to 12v

[david moore]

Hey guys - even Chev could be dumb - what about the bearings/lube arrangent in the original Chev CMP 216 engines! But I do have to admit that my Ford does have its frustrations - the main being try to get at the distributor without removing the radiator!

Thanks for the comments Barry - I presume that the oil sender and the temperature sender, being electric, would need voltage reducers too?

I may just opt to do what most seem to do -- live with 6v but have that 12v battery tucked away for the start. My engine will start first go with 12v but needs quite a few attempts with 6v. I feel, from using the hand crank, that the engine is fairly tight - I hope from a fairly recent rebore before it was set aside. A tag shows that it was rebored.

Just to be controversial - I have owned and run a Chev CMP, a Ford CMP and a Dodge half ton. By far and away the easiest to work on and comfortable to drive was the Dodge - dare I also say reliable! And thats the one that had the least government/military involvement in design specs etc.!

Having said that, the Ford 8cwt CMP is by far the cutest!

Has anyone out there actually done the 6 to 12 switch on a Ford?