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31blackcoupe · 12-08-2023, 05:45 PM

Okay, i'm totally frustrated. thanks for any help. My '29 all of a sudden ate the battery. Ok got a new one . Somehow it was hooked up as negative ground when I bought it. Ran fine until the battery died. Hooked up the new battery as negative ground and no lights! Replaced the cut out with a negative ground and still no lights. Gen spins by itself clockwise. Tried a positive ground cut out, still no lights. Disconnected cut out with negative ground and lights work. I swear it was negative ground when I got it. If I leave it on negative ground the battery eats itself up. Completely gone next day. I've tried both negative and positive ground cut outs, still no slights. Engine will run.Do I need a new generator?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
art
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12-08-2023, 05:45 PM	#1
31blackcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 115	"29 electrical/generator failure Okay, i'm totally frustrated. thanks for any help. My '29 all of a sudden ate the battery. Ok got a new one . Somehow it was hooked up as negative ground when I bought it. Ran fine until the battery died. Hooked up the new battery as negative ground and no lights! Replaced the cut out with a negative ground and still no lights. Gen spins by itself clockwise. Tried a positive ground cut out, still no lights. Disconnected cut out with negative ground and lights work. I swear it was negative ground when I got it. If I leave it on negative ground the battery eats itself up. Completely gone next day. I've tried both negative and positive ground cut outs, still no slights. Engine will run.Do I need a new generator? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, art .