> > Well, since I already have several cars that I'll never finish, I'm
> > going to do the right thing and go look at a cheap 71 B Saturday. The
> > current owner says the previous owner installed a positive ground
> > starter in it, so it is inoperable now.
> >
> > Question is, would this be likely to cook more than just the starter? I
> > don't know how it was done, but I envision lots of sparks and smoke
> > from various relays and ignition switches. Maybe even some evaporated
> > wires. What do you think? Eric=20
>
> Unless the positive ground cars had a different shape starter in them
> there should be no difference between a "positive" and "negative"
> ground starter. Since the magnetic fields are electrically generated,
> when you reverse the voltage the magnetic poles reverse and the motor
> turns the same direction.
>
> Anybody out there that converted from Positive to Negative ground ever
> have to do anything to there starters???
>
> Mark "I'm positive that that is ground" Jurras
Converted a B and a Spit...No change to the started in either case.
Positive Ground Starter?!
Cheers,
Ken (Never heard of one!) Boetzer
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