Will reversed battery polarity hurt anything?

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Originally Posted by Kyzyl

My question is:
If I change the battery back to + ground, which is how it appears it should be (based on the coil-to-distributor wire), will it hurt anything?

Is there anything else to check before performing this 'smoke test'?

Thanks for your time.

In a NEG GROUND system, the ignition wire SHOULD go to POS COIL. NEG COIL wire then goes to DISTRIBUTOR.

AMMETER wires need to be REVERSED, or run through the loop from opposite direction.

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