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Coil Testing

Like the DR. said, on an old car the worst you can do is forget to re-polarize (flash) the generator. That can cause damage. Obviously electrical accessories (radios, etc.) could be damaged but those would be rare on a car that vintage. Electric fuel pump do need to be addressed but I don't think they were on many cars prior to 1960.

The coil will work "backwards" with reduced output. Neither the starter nor the wiper motors are affected by polarity swaps.
 
TD's didn't have much of ANYTHING dainty....

except for that little engine of course /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
 
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