Starting

[BIG MIKE]

? wot would cause very slow staring? I put in New everything electrical , Battery etc, and she barly turns over with assistance with a little go go juice she'll start fine and keep a charge its a 6 volt system , only thing I run are blackout lites

[Terry,OH]

Usually high resistance somewhere in the wiring (battery cable & ground cable size, terminals or terminations on the cables, start solenoid, connection points for the cables not clean to bare metal) but the starter motor could also need rebuild or the battery may not have enough output. Many of the auto parts stores can test batteries output, make sure to take them in fully charged.

[Planojc]

What size battery cables? 12v cables won't work.

[BIG MIKE]

6volt batter cables positive ground, no solinoid, thats wot i was thinking on the starter motor, this happend yesterday with a new battery.

[JSeery]

What works the starter, does it have a foot switch?

[BIG MIKE]

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push button

[JSeery]

So it run battery current through the pushbutton directly to the starter? That would be something to check, the resistance in the pushbutton.

[flatheadmurre]

Paint between starter and block.
To small area of cables.
Bad solenoid.
To low CCA of battery.

[BIG MIKE]

ok will check push button ,

[meric42]

I hope that the push button is able to handle the required current for the starter. The starter motor will draw in the order of hundreds of amps to start a V8.

[swanwaco32]

Install an 8v battery and adjust voltage regulator to about 9.5 volts and you can't bleleave the difference in all the electrical system.

[Jack E/NJ]

We don't do 8v stuff here. 8^)

Jack E/NJ

[meric42]

If the battery, cables, switches/solenoid and connections are up to scratch there is generally no need to modify the system or up the voltage.

I have has several 6 Volt V8's as well as a G-series six. With good electrical systems they all started just as good as any 12 volt system.

[FlatheadTed]

A good set of heavy duty jump cables is what any v8er should own .Just add a jump cable Bat to starter earth ,see if it comes alive .see what that tells you .Ted

[GSCOV]

usually just a bad ground. recheck, clean and scuff with a pad under terminals, re-assemble. The 'assistance" or added voltage is just overcoming the resistance you have.

[Lawrie]

My 33 got hard to turn over on the starter over a period of time,it alway started but the starter nearly had a hernia doing it,checked all the things guys above suggested, none fixed it, the generator always charged on the amp meter,
Stripped the generator to fit new brushes and found one wire broken off one of the commutator segments,fitted a nos armature and hey presto starting issue gone,
Lawrie

[BIG MIKE]

cool going to look into that too, thanks Lawrie

[flatheadmurre]

Are you sure the battery has enough cranking amps before you start ripping all apart ?
I had a few people bying batteries that is just not doing the job and changing to a good one is like night and day.
Starter brushes being stuck or not moving free or a broken brushspring.
Bady worn bushings.
The checklist is long...but i start by testing the batteery and then working from there.