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Is the battery in a '32 Chevy negative ground or positive ground?
Is the same true for '29, '30 and '31?
Why is something so basic so hard to learn from period manuals?
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Chevys: 1929 LQ 1.5T; 1930 LR 1.5T; 1932 BA 5 pass coupe; 1941 Chevy 1.5T US Army Fire Truck, my vintage '82 Chevy Motor Home
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Why do you need a manual to tell you that a Chevrolet is always Negative ground?
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"Why do you need a manual to tell you that a Chevrolet is always Negative ground?" Because if I knew that, I wouldn't have asked. Was just trying to make sure. Thanks.
Heart of Route 66 Region (Okla) VCCA
Chevys: 1929 LQ 1.5T; 1930 LR 1.5T; 1932 BA 5 pass coupe; 1941 Chevy 1.5T US Army Fire Truck, my vintage '82 Chevy Motor Home
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That was an excellent and very civil response to an unfortunately phrased reply. No need to use knowledge as a battering ram in this forum. We're all here to help and learn!
Last edited by WinoWally; 11/01/12 11:10 AM.
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It's actually a very reasonable question as long as the manual isn't specific. The great bulk of cars remaining today from that era are Fords and they had a positive ground (except model Ts which had a negative ground). Plenty of room for confusion.
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Well, now both of you know that all Chevrolets as they came from the factory were and still are NEGATIVE GROUND. I am sorry that you were offended by my answer, I am offended by you being offended by such a very basic ignorance of a Chevrolet. Your argument about FORDs being positive ground is quite like compareing apples to oranges. Also I am not into worrying about hurting your tender feelings at my age and at your ages........
FYI some GMC trucks were positive ground.
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From my website , I get asked this question about once every six months. I don't find it annoying at all...  Maybe this will help newbies in the future.  See this new STICKY thread that I created in the Electrical forum: https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/259689#Post259689--BillyBoyBarker
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I just had a look at the 1932 workshop manual, and it does not show any polarity at the battery connections in the wiring diagram. I also could not find that it mentions that it is Neg ground through pages and pages of Electrical theory contained in the manual. It is also not specified in my 1932 Detailed specifications. I think that this is a magor oversight by the Manual writers. Your question is valid to ensure that you carried out the correct installation.
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