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#837218 03/21/2012 12:02 PM
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my 52 3100 has been converted to 12 volt somewhere down the line but i noticed its also been setuo as positiv to ground?
do you know any reasons on why to do this?

maybe previous owner was an english dude? grin

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Should be negative ground. Even 6 volt in the 52 3100 would have been negative ground.

Roy Rodgers #837226 03/21/2012 12:49 PM
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yeah thats what i thougt! strange that someone has converted it to postive ground espescially since the truck was bought from
california.

chally #837246 03/21/2012 1:47 PM
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There was a post similar to this a while back.

The owner saw a Red cable used for the ground on the negative post and assumed it was positive ground.

Might want to check this didn't happen to you.

DADS50 #837284 03/21/2012 3:39 PM
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DADS50, that was a very polite way of asking that question.

tclederman #837409 03/21/2012 11:12 PM
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this is a very polite place! this however is not the case..
i have checked out the wireing its definetly positiv to ground

chally #837429 03/21/2012 11:59 PM
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GMCs were positive ground until the 12V switchover.


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