Let me see if I get this correct, ( if I don't the group will let you know) If
the
1500 will fit into the car you will not need to change anything as the engine is
the Main item that is wired for ground (pos or neg) BUT use the 62 generator,
you
need to spark the generator for neg ground. To do this put the battery on as a
pos
ground system and start the car (it will work, as long as the 1500 gets
electricity it shouldn't care) you will need to use your cable driven tach that
came in the car and that will eliminate the need to rewire the tach. You need to
switch the battery leads to the set up that you want with the car running and
then
spark the generator, HELP ME OUT HERE LISTERS !!!! I went to a alternator on
mine
so I am not sure where or how you spark the genny??? Anyway, once the generator
has been sparked for the new ground you are done, pretty simple for you since
the
tach isn't a issue
and none of the other components seem to care if it's positive or negative
ground
from what I've seen on my 65. Hope that gives you the basics, the TRUE GURUS
will
tell you how to spark the generator but I hope this helps Brad
Metallian6@aol.com wrote:
> Hi list. I am thinking about dropping a 1500cc Spitfire engine in my 62
> Sprite after the body work is done. Will there be much problems with the fact
> that the Sprite is pos ground and the Spitfire is neg ground? Would I be
> looking at rewiring the Sprite to take the 1500? It's this or find a master
> rebuild kit for the original 948cc which nobody seems to have. If nothing
> else is there someone that has a Spridget engine that runs good that will
> work with pos ground? Thanks in advance.
>
> Jamie
> 1962 AH Sprite MKll (needs engine or rebuild kit)
> 1979 Spitfire 1500 (considering a V8 conversion)
> Web site link: <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>196
> 2 Austin-Healey Sprite Restoration</A>
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