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<p>Sounds like you inadvertently performed a 'conversion to negative
ground.' I think--well, obviously--the starter would work without
being (re-)polarized, but the generator probably--well,
obviously--would not. I presume--well, obviously--you have a fuel
pump that doesn't care about polarity and you don't have an
electronic ignition--like a Pertronix*--installed. My guess--and
it's only a guess--is that your car will be OK once you correctly
re-install your battery; although it might have sulphated--or
something--with the 'reverse charging.'</p>
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<p>Just a SWAG (obviously).<br>
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<p>Bob</p>
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<p>* if you do have a Pertronix, you may be screwed.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/21/2017 1:02 PM, Kenny J wrote:<br>
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<p>Question...Last July I replaced my battery. I drove my car a
few times without issues. It's been a couple months since
driving and went to start it today. I found out the battery
was almost dead and cold not turn the car over. I went to
connect the battery charger and noticed the cables on the
battery were switched (neg was grounded) . My car is
positive ground. How could the car start in the past with the
cables reversed? Did I damage anything by doing that? I
disconnected and removed the battery for charging.</p>
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<p>Kenny </p>
<p>'61 BT7</p>
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