It is not difficult for the change over:
1. connect your ground from the fire wall to negative side of the
battery...make sure ground terminal has good contact with the firewall
(original) or (ground strap from battery to the engine non-original) if you
prefer
2. positive side of battery terminal to solenoid
3. reverse wire terminals to amp gauge from schematic
I never hooked up an alternator to my TR3A so I let some of the other listers
chime in.
Sorry you had to go through those initial pains...but it will be worth it.
My finished TR3A will be done in March or April.
Just in time for great weather in Las Vegas.
Ibsen
----- Original Message -----
From: dorpaul
To: list Triumph
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 9:08 PM
Subject: [TR] time to convert to neg. ground
List,
Although I have stressed my newly rebuilt engine, mostly by running it too
hot
and too fast, and letting water get in the crankcase (these problems have
now
been fixed), I am now turning my attention back to the rebuilding. One
issue
is the wiring: IT STILL IS POSITIVE GROUND! My goal, however, is to
convert
to negative ground. I will be installing a Pertronix electronic ignition
(intended for neg. grnd. vehicles) and a alternator (to replace the
generator).
Thusfar, I have not hooked up the wiring harness (however the wires have
already been run). For past running of the car I had it temporairily
hooked
up thusly: the negative ran to the the proper side of the coil and also
would
turn the starter motor, and the positive battery lead was grounded. No
battery charging occured.
Now that I know that the engine works wouldn't now be the right time to
convert to neg. ground????????????? Thusfar, I have ignored this subject,
now
I would like any suggestions on how to do this.
Thanks,
Paul Dorsey
'60 TR3
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