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Originally Posted by cardoza
Thanks for the input once more! here there are some results: with positive to ground,
The cranking of the motor felt different and the car started sooner (go figure), the cranking seems smooth and less noisy!!!
I did not ground the generator, however it was entirely disconnected and I hope it did not get damaged, because there is not excitation current going to it ..
I do have the can type regulator and will try to re-polarize for a quick test
(of course if the generator have magnets inside then I'll say it is fried)...
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I still stick with my opinion that the starter will work the same positive or negative ground. Assuming you didn't change the cables when you switched them then you "cleaned" the grounds when you removed and replaced the cables. Try switching back to negative ground and see how the starter sounds. As others have stated SEVERAL times do not run the generator without hooking up the wires. Remove the fan belt if you are testing (or course since the water pump is disconnected do not run the engine very long).
Charlie Stephens