“Six volts just wasn’t enough to push the juice that far. We would use a screwdriver directly on the starter contacts to kick it over. Just make sure the car wasn’t in gear!”
He got rid of that damned VW bug!
Six volts just wasn’t enough to push the juice that far. We would use a screwdriver directly on the starter contacts to kick it over. Just make sure the car wasn’t in gear!”
He got rid of that damned VW bug!
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For German engineers, that had to be one of the dumbest set ups for a 6 volt battery. The lower the battery voltage the larger the power cable has to be and you want the battery as close to the starter as possible.