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1. [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "Ron Ray" <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:16:46 -0500; Is there any way to tell if a car is positive or negative ground? The previous owner used a red positive battery cable for both the positive and ground cables. Thanks, Ron __________________________; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00426.html (7,689 bytes)
2. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "Chris Dimmock [Healey]" <austin.healey@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:56:39 +1000; Look closely at the battery - the terminals on the battery should indicate which terminal is + and which is - Then it's just looking to see which battery cable connects to earth/ground. If the negati; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00427.html (8,805 bytes)
3. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:01:47 +0000 (UTC); One cable from the battery should go to the solenoid, the other should be bolted to the chassis. Find the one bolted to the chassis and follow it to the battery. Whichever terminal on the battery is; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00428.html (8,832 bytes)
4. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:02:12 -0700; Easy. Follow the wire from the battery cut off switch to the battery terminal. That one will be the ground. The battery will be marked either + or-. Rich Kahn http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/he; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00429.html (8,735 bytes)
5. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "Ron Ray" <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:05:19 -0500; I should have mentioned that there is no batter in the car. Ron Ronald J. Ray, RA, CCS, CCCA Ray and Associates 811 West 35th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64111 tel: 816-531-2707 fax: 816-753-0285 r; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00430.html (8,575 bytes)
6. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Peter Caldwell <peter@nosimport.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:46:57 -0500; _______________________________________________ Healeys@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00431.html (9,173 bytes)
7. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:51:32 -0700; Check for size of the terminal cap of the wire coming from the battery cut off switch. It will fit only one of the posts on the matery. They are different sizes. Rich Kahn http://autox.team.net/mailm; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00432.html (10,087 bytes)
8. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:01:28 -0700; The car does not care if it is positive or negative ground other than the fuel pump if it is one that had a diode there would be red tape for a positive ground pump. next look at the inside size of t; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00433.html (8,796 bytes)
9. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:42:15 -0400; If the car has been converted to negative ground, the white/black wires (two wires in one connector) at the coil will be connected to the "-" (or SW) coil terminal. If it is positive ground, the whit; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00435.html (8,196 bytes)
10. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: warthodson@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:15:40 -0400; has make & model car are we talking about? It may not make any difference. Assuming it is a vintage British car, does the car have any of the following: electronic Tach, electronic fuel pump, Pertro; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00437.html (7,421 bytes)
11. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "Ron Ray" <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:44:18 -0500; Thanks Peter, The + side of the coil is going to the points, so the car is still positive ground. Ron --Original Message-- From: Peter Caldwell [mailto:peter@nosimport.com] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00439.html (10,076 bytes)
12. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:44:29 +0800; Coil will operate with points no matter which way it is hooked up, this is a bad way to check. Just check which terminal from the battery is connected to ground, it's the only test that's 100% accur; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00442.html (11,500 bytes)
13. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "Ron Ray" <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:07:16 -0500; As I clarified in an email, there never has not been a batter in the car for at least 4 years. This is not a Healey, but another British car. The battery cables are identical, both for the positive; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00444.html (11,422 bytes)
14. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:00:27 -0700; It's not definitive, of course, but check the terminals on the cables. The positive one may be larger, or be spread wider to accommodate the larger battery post. Bob -- ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bs; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00446.html (8,651 bytes)
15. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:30:56 -0400; You could always use the generator as an indicator--hook the car up whichever way you choose and then see if the generator is putting out current. If not you guessed wrong. __________________________; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00449.html (9,834 bytes)
16. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:30:18 -0400; Isn't it the case that if the car doesn't have a battery or an electric fuel pump, grounding is up for grabs? Greg 65BJ8 Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity. The options/healeys/mi; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00450.html (11,366 bytes)
17. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: "Jonas Payne" <JPayne@ThorCon.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:57:57 -0700; Isn't it the case that if the car doesn't have a battery or an electric fuel pump, grounding is up for grabs? Greg 65BJ8 Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity. The options/healeys/m; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00451.html (12,132 bytes)
18. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:37:12 -0700; Just to clarify for me. I have a neg earth car. Distributor + to coil +, dizzy -to coil - correct? You all got me confoozed fuel wrote: wrote: car http://www.team.net/donate.html> http://autox.team.n; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00452.html (13,344 bytes)
19. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:10:35 +0800; NEVER use the color of the cables as a guide on any old car, they are often black, red, brown, swapped, wrong. On most british cars of the era including the Austin Healey, both cables were black. Yo; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00453.html (14,101 bytes)
20. Re: [Healeys] Grounding (score: 1): Author: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:25:48 -0400; I believe the generator is polarized (which can of course be easily changed by flashing it) and I merely suggested testing its output as a remaining indicator of how the car was last wired. Otherwise; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00457.html (12,663 bytes)

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