Old26Buick 14 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I converted my 48 Ford to 12 volt and left the 6 volt starter in. It has been making an awful noise. It even started to chip the ring gear. Talked to my starter guy. He used a field coil out of a 56 (12 volt) Ford starter. Sure turns slower and makes no noise. Link to post Share on other sites
vintage1 31 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Checkout the Ford page and Electrical Parts page on https://www.vintagepartsource.com Link to post Share on other sites
Old26Buick 14 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Went to my starter rebuilder. He took a 56 Field coil (12 volt) and put in my 6 volt 48 Ford starter. Works great doesn't turn over as fast as the 6 volt starter running on 12 volt. With the 6 volt starter running too fast it had chipped a couple teeth on ring gear. Link to post Share on other sites
19tom40 94 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Are you worried about the chipped teeth? They will get worse and eventually you will have to replace the ring gear. If it was my car, I would leave it alone until it was time to replace the clutch or the starter just spins without cranking the engine. Then I would pull the engine and replace the clutch and ring gear. Link to post Share on other sites
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