Ken,
Do you have a meter of some type that is polarity sensitive? If the car
was originally positive ground, this probably means that it has a generator
rather than an alternator. Guessing that it hasn't been idle for so long as to
depolarize itself, there's a simple technique. Take the belt off of the
generator pulley, hook up your voltmeter between ground and the output terminal
of the generator and give it a spin (clockwise as viewed from the pulley end).
If your meter's negative lead is connected to ground and the positive lead is
connected to the generator, your meter needle will deflect upward for a positive
output voltage (negative ground), or will deflect downward for a negative
voltage
voltage (positive ground).
Hope this helps.
Ken Waringa wrote:
> Thanks for all the responses, but I failed to mention, there is no battery
> in the car. Also, the wires to the coil are not connected. I guess I'll
> just have to hook it up and try it. There isn't a radio currently in it.
> If anyone has an original AM/FM radio they would like to part with please
> contact me off list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
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