By Steve Delanty Owners of old cars and trucks that came with 6-volt electrical systems know what a drag 6 volts can be! Dim lights, slow cranking, weak spark, replacing generator brushes as a maintenance item, etc . The cure is obvious… convert to 12 volts! Usually it’s pretty easy to convert to 12 volts. […] More »
By: admin | July 30, 2004
By George Selby I just purchased a 70 F-100 Ranger XLT. It was a year out of inspection, and when I bought it, the rear lights did not work at all, so I knew it would need some work to be drivable. The front parking lights did work on this vehicle. The procedures and wire […] More »
By: admin | July 30, 2004
By William Dahn (Editor’s Note: This article details installation of a Delco 1 wire alternator in a 1966 F-100 with a 352 V8. Installation should be similar for any 1961 – 1979 F-series truck.) MOTIVATION: The first and for me the most obvious question I had to answer before starting this project was "Why"? For […] More »
By: admin | July 29, 2004
