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It will have no effect on the starter. The generator should be fine
too. To reassure yourself, you can flash the generator by touching a
wire connected to the positive side of the battery to the F post on the
generator. This will set the generator to the correct polarity if it is
not already repolarized. The most obvious effect to the car will be
with the ammeter. If it reads to the + side when you turn on the switch
and then goes to the - side when the car is running, the wires have to
be reversed. Some recommend switching the coil leads for best ignition
performance. Nothing else on the car as it came was polarity
sensitive. Now if it has a Pertronics ignition or other modern
"upgrades" that is a totally different situation.
Regards,
Charles Hill
On 5/1/2016 10:20 AM, Gable, Gerry wrote:
>
> I got my 49 MG TC back from the mechanic that cleaned my carburetors
> got my car started after being idle for many years. I discovered
> the battery was wired for negative ground, will that have an effect on
> the starter and the generator?
>
> Thanks
>
> Hap
>
>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">It will have no effect on the starter.
The generator should be fine too. To reassure yourself, you can
flash the generator by touching a wire connected to the positive
side of the battery to the F post on the generator. This will set
the generator to the correct polarity if it is not already
repolarized. The most obvious effect to the car will be with the
ammeter. If it reads to the + side when you turn on the switch
and then goes to the - side when the car is running, the wires
have to be reversed. Some recommend switching the coil leads for
best ignition performance. Nothing else on the car as it came was
polarity sensitive. Now if it has a Pertronics ignition or other
modern "upgrades" that is a totally different situation. <br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Charles Hill<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 5/1/2016 10:20 AM, Gable, Gerry wrote:<br>
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carburetors got my car started after being idle for many
years. I discovered the battery was wired for negative
ground, will that have an effect on the starter and the
generator?</p>
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<p>Hap</p>
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