I always test them kind by putting a GM type alternator on and press onward.Does anyone know of a way to test a regulator? My tractor used a generator/regulator setup. Now I what to know if the regulator is good or bad.
I've seen them with 239 Ford flat head v8 in them too. I had a dodge A 100 4x4 pick up that came with a continental 6 but a Willys super hurricane replaced it. Had a few Willys pickup trucks and a wagon. One truck had a 144 Ford six and I changed it to a 250 six out of a Fairmont that was rear ended at 17,000 miles. That was all the engine needed with 5.36 gears.Yeah. It seems like a 12 volt conversion driving a 6 volt starter would burn it up but actually the starter's internal windings are twice as heavy as needed, so all that happens is it cranks twice as fast. I think overall the life of the starter is about the same as it would have been using 6 volts. BTDT - on a 54 Willys Wagon with Studebaker 259 V8, the only engine that dropped into those and bolted up without adapters. It started real good!