Adam,
>From what I have seen between early and late 1500s, Datsun made a lot of
running changes and probably neg ground was one of them.
66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Fox <foxy@pipeline.com.au>
To: datsun <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: Will it work??
> Just to confuse the issue, my 65 1500(aus model) is negative ground. All
> the guages connect in a negative ground fasion. Whether someone has
swapped
> the lot im not sure but it all looks fairly standard......
>
> Adam Fox
>
> 65 1500
> 71 2LFJ20 Turbo 510
>
> ----------
> > From: Marc Tyler <mtyler@hctc.net>
> > To: Eric Frisbee <efris@home.com>; datsun
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: Will it work??
> > Date: Tuesday, 18 July 2000 9:59
> >
> > Eric Frisbee wrote
> >
> > >Hello all..
> > > well, my troubles with the GM alternator conversion never seem to
> > >cease... the latest is that the wiring got nice and warm, the battery
> > >was bubbling and spitting acid, and the brand new alternator was hotter
> > >than a firecracker (but working fine!) on a recent 2 mile drive. It
> > >also blows all the fuses whenever the alt kicks in... needless to say,
> > >I took that piece of crap out of my car already... so it's back to
the
> > >drawing board... One of the WyCROC'rs was kind enough to throw a
spare
> > >alternator to me, but it seems to be from a '65 1500? Would this work
> > >in some form or fashion?? I thought those were positive ground
> > >cars?? If anyone has any information, I'd love to hear it! Thanks!
> > >
> > >Eric
> > >WyCROC
> > If it's a generator from a 65, yes it's pos. ground. Won't work in a
> > later roadster, but would work fine in my 65 320 ;-) Sorry you're
having
>
> > these troubles. I had a sizzling swollen battery in a 1977 Toyota
Corolla
>
> > 1200, and the problem was a bad ground (so said the electrical shop,
> > anyway)
> >
> > -Marc T.
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