On a serious note, why not ground the battery to the body, then add a
convenient ground
strap from engine to body. No more cleaning problems. Yes I know, the body on
my car is
so rusty it won't conduct.
Jan Eyerman wrote:
> 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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