Generator

[RoverForm]

Thanks guys!

After verifying that there were no electric wires connected to the pump, I went ahead and did the POS to NEG earth conversion last night.

disconnected batt
had to re-position the ground cable
swapped wires on the ammeter
swapped wires on the interior LEDs
swapped wires on the ignition coil
re-polarized the generator from the POS batt terminal
inserted batt in reverse position and connected

Result:
truck starts and runs
ammeter still reads (-)amps
LEDs work
charge light is still on

So basically the truck functions exactly as it did before the conversion.

I'd say that's a success?

[lumpydog]

Awesome! Nice work and welcome to negative earth.

[VTRover]

My 61 still has the original generator and at over 85,000 miles it's still working fine. I'm thinking it must be constructed from Roswell materials.............

[lumpydog]

If you took your generator apart, you would find it to be a pretty simple device. To those reading this far, the consumable part is the brushes and they can be found for $8 to $10. Also - there is a small oil hole on the engine side/very center of the generator's circular end cap. A few drops of sewing machine oil in there goes a long way. Probably a good idea to have a spear bearing handy too.