John,
I chose to run an additional ground strap from the battery to the
windshield wiper motor mount. The battery cable goes to the engine so
this setup is doing essentially the same thing as what was suggested in
the 6-Pack archives. I didnt have any grounding problems before I put
the strap on but just did it for extra protection.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: John VanNorman <jvannorman@wowway.com>
To: 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:39:49 -0500
Subject: Ground cable strap
I was reading one of the tech articles by Len Renkenberger in the
6-pack webpage
about battery ground cables. The
article says:
"You should find a braided ground cable strap on the left rear corner
of your
engine which also bolts to the firewall
with the same bolt as the battery ground strap."
Maybe a stupid question here, but when he says "left rear corner," is
that the
driver's side corner? I wasn't sure if he
was meaning while standing behind or in front of the engine. And is
that
connection on the top side or bottom of the
engine? I'm just curious because looking at my engine, I see nothing
that looks
like a ground between the engine and
the firewall.
John V.
74 1/2
CF28149
P.S. Changed the gear oil and the speedometer cable today. I'm not
sure who
suggested it because I found it in the
archives, but thanks to whomever suggested drilling a hole in the
transmission
cover to get access to the fill plug
(when I install the fiberglass one, I'll have to remember to
incorporate that
along with a grommet to fill the hole). I
had tried several times before to get that sucker out from below. With
the
hole, it was easy as can be and also made
refilling the gear box fairly easier.
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