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Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground? #1051275 08/23/2014 4:24 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 15 Saskatchewan S sdilecce New Guy
sdilecce New Guy S Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 15 Saskatchewan	Hi. I have a Canadian 1430 (3800) 1 ton. I've been trying to get it started. It turns over fine but has no spark. The previous owned has a 6v battery installed with positive as ground. I thought only the GMC trucks came with positive ground. Is this a Canadian truck thing?

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Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	sdilecce	08/23/2014 4:24 AM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	tclederman	08/23/2014 4:41 AM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	sdilecce	08/23/2014 4:45 AM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Flxible	08/23/2014 5:12 AM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Hotrod Lincoln	08/23/2014 5:18 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	PeteP	08/26/2014 8:30 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Flxible	08/26/2014 8:43 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	tclederman	08/26/2014 9:36 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Hotrod Lincoln	08/26/2014 11:16 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	tclederman	08/26/2014 11:30 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	PeteP	08/28/2014 3:17 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Hotrod Lincoln	08/28/2014 5:26 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	PeteP	08/28/2014 7:58 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Hotrod Lincoln	08/28/2014 8:04 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Paul_WNC	09/02/2014 11:27 AM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	tclederman	09/02/2014 12:53 PM
Re: Should my 1951 chevy 1 ton be positive ground?	Paul_WNC	09/03/2014 1:19 AM

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