system: You are Jay Emrie, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Automotive message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Pat Breeden about "12V bulbs/6V system".

They wrote:
PB>Captain's Log:  StarDate=>>> (Wednesday) December 31, 1997 12:58pm
PB>Is it ok to use 12v bulbs in a 6v system for the stop lights and tail
PB>a 49 chevy truck?  I need to put on some of those generic type stop lights
PB>ail lights and I'm wondering if you actually have to get 6v bulbs for
PB>an you just use the 12v bulbs that will already be in them.  I hooked one
PB>the 6v battery and it seems to work ok, but I was wondering if I should
PB>ulbs?  Thanks, in advance.
PB>While I'm here, I have a 1981 Datsun King Cab 4x4 truck.  I originally
PB>0.00 for it in 1989 and it ran perfectly for about 6 years, with only the
PB>ator and the water pump going out in all that period, so I can't complain
PB>the old rice-burning work horse.  But, now it is rusted out fairly bad (or
PB>d I say really bad), with the floorboards rusted clear through and patched
PB>th galvanized roof flashing and the bed of the truck is rusted through on
PB>des in several places.  The gas tank also is rusted out and you can only
PB> up 1/2 way or gas will leak out.  The head gasket is apparently blown
PB>t has a cooling system problem and it overheats badly and water comes out
PB>haust.  I was still driving it in that condition and then the clutch went
PB>l of a sudden.  The transmission, transfer case, and rear end are still
PB> I was just wondering if anybody could suggest a reasonable price to sell
PB> as a parts car?  I was thinking maybe $400 or $500, but I don't really
PB>There is a possibility, however remote, that I might fix it up, but it's
PB>y not worth it considering all of the rust.  I really did like the truck,
PB>it was perfect for my needs driving around on mountain roads getting
PB>It would turn around on a lot of dead end roads a lot more easily than a
PB>zed truck can and because it was so small and light it was actually better
PB>4ing than the full-sized trucks too.  I will probably just sell it though
PB>x up the old 49 chev truck that I have.  The 49 will be more of an
PB>d any money put into it would be returnable, whereas fixing up the Datsun
PB>just be yet another money pit.  The 49 wouldn't have 4x4 drive, but it
PB>k just fine driving around in the summer time and I have another front
PB>ve car to use for getting around in the snow anyways.  Maybe I should just
PB> horse, I don't know? :-)  If the Datsun were a horse I'd probably just
PB>shoot it in the head until it quit kicking to put it out of it's misery at
PB>point I suppose? ;-)
PB>...Pat
PB>... If your horse can count higher than you, you may be a Redneck.
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Sure, it's OK -- IF you will be satisfied with the greatly reduced light
output. Some states have a minimum lumen requirement for vehicle lamps.
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