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My car finally turns over! Man I feel like a dummy. Had the positive side of the starter hooked to the negative side of the battery. Damn Germans and there black positive wires!!! hopefully I can get her running as soon as I can get the tank in and figure out clutch adjustment! Thanks for the all the help puget sound guys!
good job on staying with it!
QUOTE(matteyp @ Apr 12 2011, 05:28 PM) 
My car finally turns over! Man I feel like a dummy. Had the positive side of the starter hooked to the negative side of the battery. Damn Germans and there black positive wires!!! hopefully I can get her running as soon as I can get the tank in and figure out clutch adjustment! Thanks for the all the help puget sound guys!
Right on! I was in that position about 2 weeks ago. The cable had some wear and I had some heavy red cable around so I crimped on some new ends. Now its 'properly' color coded!
Good luck with the rest of your project.
Clow
first rule of electronics.... don't trust some one elses work, check where every conductor goes.
+ should not go to the bolt grounded at the body.
unless you have one of Kelty360 cars!!!! [but those are all 6v cars.]
+ should not go to the bolt grounded at the body.
unless you have one of Kelty360 cars!!!! [but those are all 6v cars.]
QUOTE(messix @ Apr 12 2011, 07:21 PM)
first rule of electronics.... don't trust some one elses work, check where every conductor goes.
+ should not go to the bolt grounded at the body.
unless you have one of Kelty360 cars!!!! [but those are all 6v cars.]
Ditto. I blew up an alternator that way
D'OH!
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