cqaigy2
Super Member
Good to hear, battery is relatively cheap and easy replacement.
Some years ago i had a jeep cj1 that i had rebuilt the engine also thought i'd replace the 6volt generator and battery with an alternator and 12volt battery. The battery didn't really fit where the old one did...and well, it was just fine perched there...until the hill climb. Jeep engine died on the way up because the battery fell off it's little perch and shorted on the frame. Not so much fun backing down and worse with out power on a hill that really was interested in bringing the front end up. It mostly slid back down the hill with me clenching the steering wheel trying to correct so it wouldn't go side ways. But i did come away with a notion, not to leave my battery unsecured.
Some years ago i had a jeep cj1 that i had rebuilt the engine also thought i'd replace the 6volt generator and battery with an alternator and 12volt battery. The battery didn't really fit where the old one did...and well, it was just fine perched there...until the hill climb. Jeep engine died on the way up because the battery fell off it's little perch and shorted on the frame. Not so much fun backing down and worse with out power on a hill that really was interested in bringing the front end up. It mostly slid back down the hill with me clenching the steering wheel trying to correct so it wouldn't go side ways. But i did come away with a notion, not to leave my battery unsecured.