Originally Posted by Otto Skorzeny
To polarize your generator, follow these steps.

With everything installed and the engine turned off, use a pair of needle nose pliers or a jumper wire to briefly connect the BAT terminal with the GEN terminal on the voltage regulator. You'll get a little spark and that's all you need. Your generator will be correctly polarized.

Thank you for that info.,will try. Simple procedures are what I like. Should the ignition switch be on when I do that?
I did a bit of research on this forum about my start/no start issue. Someone with a similar problem found out that his 6v starter was rebuilt for a 12v starter. I had mine rebuilt and maybe the guy mistook it for a 12v. Is this possible? I know about heat issues with 6v and 12v and know that if I crank too long on the starter, it gets so hot that I can't keep my hand on it.


54 Chevy 3100 Deluxe 3 speed on column. Keeping original as possible but changed to 12 volt system.
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