Arun Nella

I did and "I didn't change anything in the car since I owned it." As far as tracing the battery cables, the ground cable will only fit on the negative terminal of the battery. So is it a negative ground car? But then why does the starter say 6 volt positive shift on its name plate. #Confused.

So I bought my first classic. 1954 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe. Price was too good and hence I inherited a minor lemon. Enough story. Drove the car home and later in the evening pumped gas and on the way back home, car died at a stop light. Opened the hood and found a 12 volt battery. Jumped the battery from a 12V jeep. Started and ran for a minute and died. So though ok alternator, sorry generator not working and it's not because I measured the meter across it and its not generating any volts while running. Read the name plate to research online and i realized that generator is a 6V generator, then I looked at the starter, it's a 6V starter. Looked at voltage regulator, It's a 6V regulator. Looked at starter relay, it's a 6V too... all original. Then I thought, why did the seller put in a 12v battery and i don't see no conversion kit what so ever.... So went to autozone and bought a 6V battery and installed it. Tried to start and all i hear is the click from relay. Starter isn't even trying to start. Then I put the fully charged 12 volt battery that came with the car back in and tried starting now starter is trying to crank. So i hooked up my 12V booster/jumper and car started fine. So as of now, I am starting the car with a 12 volt battery w/ a negative ground installation, generator not charging (located a re-builder) and a potential positive ground car. I am seeking help with the following items: Why my 6V starter isn't cranking with my new 6volt battery but starts with a 12 volt battery/booster? Is my car positive ground, how to determine it without relying on the battery setup? Because if the last owner just threw in a 12v battery to start and sell it, then i don't know what else he did with the battery setup. What i can tell you is, the ground cable which bolted to the engine only fits on the battery's negative terminal (for both 12v and 6v batteries). So is it a negative ground car? Some data for question number 2: Lights are working fine even with 12 volt battery. They are bright! and I ran on the original 12 volt battery with lights on for like a hour.