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Originally Posted by flatford8
.... He had the batt hooked up neg ground and I wasn’t sure if ‘54 was pos or neg ground and I wasn’t sure about how the coil should be wired. Someone had replaced the coil previously. Thanks to all for the advice !!..... Mark
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Depending on how the car & battery was hooked up last time it was running, or if the owner would prefer positive or negative ground... the generator needs to be re-polarized.
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... before you start the engine, remove the field wire from the voltage regulator and strike it (draw an arc) to the battery terminal of the voltage regulator in order to properly polarize the generator then reconnect the field wire to it’s position on the voltage regulator."
The ignition coil is polarity sensitive. The "+" terminal wire of the ignition coil goes to the distributor points on a positive ground car.
If the car has a clock they are also polarity sensitive. There may be a tab on the back to change it.
Not sure about a radio. If it was working before you don't want to make a mistake with it.