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    Posted: 01 Feb 2025 at 1:47pm
working on a 63 D-17 gas  it has a alternator instead of a generator and is hooked up as 12volt negative ground currently,  i think they were suppose to be pos ground,   or do they need to be 12volt neg ground with a alternator?

the coil is currently wired for pos ground


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I converted our D17 IV to an alternator, negative ground. It used to be positive ground with a generator from the factory. Sounds like yours was converted.
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Originally posted by BLee Mn BLee Mn wrote:

... do they need to be 12volt neg ground with a alternator?
Almost all alternators are set up to be Negative Ground.

Originally posted by BLee Mn BLee Mn wrote:

the coil is currently wired for pos ground

In theory they work better if you wire them for negative ground, but on low-performance engines like this it is likely that you couldn't really tell the difference.
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On Neg. ground systems, the wiring to the Coil is as follows:  Plus (+) side of the Coil to the Ignition switch. (IGN) terminal  minus (-) side to the Distributor.  If you have it still wired for pos ground, switch the wires around. You'll be good ta' go....  Thumbs Up
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