| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,740 | The only motors that reverse direction with a polarity change are ones with permanent magnets in the housing instead of field coils. I believe all the motors on the truck (including the starter) will continue to turn the correct direction with either polarity at the battery cables. Jerry
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