On early alpines the clutch hydraulic line makes a dandy engine ground too.
Jan
"J Arzt" <humber_snipe@hotmail.com> wrote:
Or through the throttle linkage. It's always nice to have heavy current
flowing through a petrol-filled carburettor! But the most likely place is
the clutch pipe - nice, solid connection to the bellhousing and to the body.
Jon
--------- original message
> >Yes, but DO keep the tranny one clean, and
> >functional because if the other one fails, all the
> >starter motor current will pass through your driveshaft
> >splines through your driveshaft and bearing.
>
>Doesn't that presume that there is some metal to metal contact out past the
>transmission? I'm trying to think of one, and can't. The rear end is
>strapped to the springs and those are suspended in larger rubber bushings,
>right? I guess there are the shock absorbers. But, doesn't the internal
>shaft ride on a non-metallic bushing too?
>
>Ahhh, the emergency brake cable. Never mind!
>
>Jay
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