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check generator tag. 12v or 6v???? pos or neg grnd???

How old was the OLD battery and are u sure old battery is a 6v???? Old battery have 3hree caps on top or six??

Look at the battery cables. Are they long enuf to allow them to be reversed or too short to have installed them opposite of what they were on the old battery???

To catch up on some of the questions. The old battery was definitely 6v, three caps, etc. I have owned the car about one year and the ammeter was not played with. I found the comment about reversing the polarity of the battery interesting. That may be what happened here.

Any rate, the system seems to be working correctly now albeit the ammeter is reversed. I am looking at getting some new wiring harnesses, so will deal with that then.

But for the present everything seems cured. I will be driving it some in 90 degree Georgia heat tomorrow to make sure all is well on several counts.

Thanks for the excellent suggestions. Plenty of knowledge on this site!