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hello i have a 1942 dodge with 36000 orig miles on it ...
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hello i have a 1942 dodge with 36000 orig miles on it truck sat since 1958 i did alot of mechanical work to the truck new 6 volt battery truck ran for 2 months dead battery so i tried a 10 volt battery same thing dead battery the generator seems to be good can it be a fuseable link or what thanks

 

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1942 Dodge wd-15 218

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iam on my second battery both died new volt regulator 2nd one in truck generator seems good can it be a bad fuseable link or what thanks

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June 18 6:09 PM (8 minutes and 32 seconds later)
         
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Have you changed the Generator & Voltage Regulator to a different type?

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June 19 12:37 AM (6 hours and 27 minutes and 28 seconds later)
         
Reply to Lurch's Post: the voltage regulator is new 2 voltage regulator both were new from that year and the generator i havent change or did any thing to it its the same generator since 1942 i had a new 6volt battery it lasted 2 months i replaced it with a 10 volt battery along with a new voltage regulator was put on when i replaced both batteries the 10 volt battery lasted about 2 months to the dead thank you
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June 19 9:12 AM (8 hours and 34 minutes and 44 seconds later)
         
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When you installed the Voltage Regulators, did you Polarize?

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June 19 9:28 AM (16 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
Reply to Lurch's Post: no i did not do that tell me more about what you mean by polarize how do you go about it
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