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Re: Weird electrical short burned throttle cable

To: "datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Weird electrical short burned throttle cable
From: RWM <RWM@rwmann.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 13:26:04 -0400
I'm not trying to beat a dead short, so to speak, 
but maybe the question wasn't clearly phrased.

How is it that the positive potential gets to the throttle/choke cable?

Ronnie Day wrote:
> 
> >I'm all in favor of good grounds, but if there isn't a hot wire touching
> >the throttle/choke cables, where does the problem originate?
> 
> The electrical system has to have a ground. If the original ground straps
> are missing or broken, the current starts looking for ANY path to ground.

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