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| | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126 | Have a 216 in line 6. Positive ground 6 volt system. Started and ran, albeit rough, prior to "fix" - replacing points, plugs, plug wires, rotor, coil, and distributor cap.
Put new ground on battery and new terminal end on "hot" neg wire. Cleaned all ends. I seem to get spark to points and spark to plugs. I have firing order as 153624 starting clockwise from under the right side clip on distributor.
Cranks but no sign of firing, even with the evil starter fluid. It's getting gas. Battery is fully charged and new but it wears down pretty quickly.
Other than my incompetence, any ideas re the culprit?
Can I jump with my car to hep get it fired?
Thoughts??? Thanks!!
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Tim, you'll know this better than I. If he connected a Chevy with positive ground would it fry the coil?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 | I don't think reversing polarity on a Chevy will fry the coil. I have been told by a couple of engineers that the voltage out of the coil will be somewhat less but the vehicle could/should run.
When I got my COE, the previous owner had reversed polarity with no apparent permanent ill effects.
My Diamond T is positive ground, and when I had a senior moment and installed the battery with negative ground, I fried the original voltage regulator (Autolite type). I guess a Delco-Remy regulator can work with positive or negative ground.
Kent | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 126 | Thanks to you both!!! I'll flip the battery, re-polarize the generator and see what happens. I'll bring a new coil just in case.
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