On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:45:59 -0600, krw wrote:

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:35:09 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

Nate Nagel wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
"ktos" wrote in message
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My next door neighbor has 2 Chryslers. Both cars sound like bombs
exploding when they start their cars.


I can still remember back in the 50's hearing our neighbor start his
'56 Dodge. It was a godawful sound very fitting for such an ugly car.
Remember the three-tone paint jobs available back then? Most every
maker had two-tone, but Dodge had to top them with three.

Over the past 48 years, I've owned many different brands of car, but
never anything from Chrysler. Nor will I ever. I still don't like
their style.

Were they using gear reduction starters that early?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2OBC2d93g

that's a GOOD sound!

nate




The Mopar gear reduction starters drew a lot less current from
the battery if I remember correctly. A low battery would start
a Dart with a slant six but wouldn't start a Falcon with a six.

I found it didn't make much of a difference. The engine has to turn a
certain RPM to get a start thus a gear reduction starter (they all
are, really) had to turn faster to turn the engine over. In any case,
starting the car in cold weather is just as much function of engine
(et. al.) maintenance as it is the battery.

I had a 1946 Chevy CK pickup truck that I changed over to 12 Volt.
Changed everything except the starter motor. That 6 volt motor with 12
volts pumped into it cranked the engine so fast that there was no
worrry about burning out the starter. A quick tap on the starter pedal
and it was running.