[TR] positive terminal on coil really positive on positive ground system?

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Sat Jul 19 21:55:39 MDT 2008


> I just got a new coil for my TR3 and I'm the one I am 
> replacing wasn't marked positive or negative.

Original coils were marked "CB" for positive and "SW" for negative.

>  I am wonderin 
> if I should hook up the terminal marked positive to the lead 
> that is grounded to the body or the one that goes to the 
> distributor since it is positive ground.

Should be no lead grounded to the body.  Since your car is positive ground,
connect the positive terminal to the distributor.  The negative terminal
gets power from the battery through the switch.

Randall


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