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| | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 8 | in this schematic I found in a 1950 popular mechanics viable? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/45nut/wiring.jpg Looking specifically at the coil it doesn't really show which post is pos or neg.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 119 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 119 | The old car manual project has alot of this kind of stuff. Search there. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | "viable"? it appears to be an accurate basic representation of a general ignition system, but what's wrong with the one in your shop manual? +/- will usually be marked on the coil - pos goes to the hot spot, the neg goes to the side peg of the dist Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 8 | I was looking for a simplified schematic that is easier to read than the ones I had seen, your reply as to the neg to dist is exactly what I needed though, thanks! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy 45nut, the terminal which is connected to the distrbutor from the coil, is dependant on the chassis ground. On negative ground vehicles the coils negative terminal connects to the distributor, on positive ground vehicles the positive terminal of the coil connects to the distributor, hope that helps. | | |
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