Just to confuse the issue, my 65 1500(aus model) is negative ground. All
the guages connect in a negative ground fasion. Whether someone has swapped
the lot im not sure but it all looks fairly standard......
Adam Fox
65 1500
71 2LFJ20 Turbo 510
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> From: Marc Tyler <mtyler@hctc.net>
> To: Eric Frisbee <efris@home.com>; datsun
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Will it work??
> Date: Tuesday, 18 July 2000 9:59
>
> Eric Frisbee wrote
>
> >Hello all..
> > well, my troubles with the GM alternator conversion never seem to
> >cease... the latest is that the wiring got nice and warm, the battery
> >was bubbling and spitting acid, and the brand new alternator was hotter
> >than a firecracker (but working fine!) on a recent 2 mile drive. It
> >also blows all the fuses whenever the alt kicks in... needless to say,
> >I took that piece of crap out of my car already... so it's back to the
> >drawing board... One of the WyCROC'rs was kind enough to throw a spare
> >alternator to me, but it seems to be from a '65 1500? Would this work
> >in some form or fashion?? I thought those were positive ground
> >cars?? If anyone has any information, I'd love to hear it! Thanks!
> >
> >Eric
> >WyCROC
> If it's a generator from a 65, yes it's pos. ground. Won't work in a
> later roadster, but would work fine in my 65 320 ;-) Sorry you're having
> these troubles. I had a sizzling swollen battery in a 1977 Toyota Corolla
> 1200, and the problem was a bad ground (so said the electrical shop,
> anyway)
>
> -Marc T.
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