To be more specific, on the Bs I have seen it would be on the driver side
(NA) engine mount bracket, visible below the front carburetor.
on 8/13/01 12:58 PM, Ajhsys@aol.com at Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/13/01 3:50:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jesse@crka-architects.com writes:
>
>
>> Do you mean the wire from the negative on the battery to the frame of the
>> car? If yes, I replaced it with new and sanded that little piece welded to
>> the car.
>>
>
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>
> Nope. There is a grounding strap that connects from the engine block to the
> frame of the car. This allows the voltage to return from the engine. If
> that strap is missing or bad (insulated by dirt) the engine is basically
> isolated, electrically, from the battery. Power will find another route back
> in most cases, but not a very favorable route. Sometimes the power goes back
> by way of the throttle cable or the fuel line.
>
> Get underneath and look for a webbed (usually) strap, usually near the front
> of the engine. It goes to a bolt on a frame member. It may be difficult to
> find if it fell off! I have a '77 Midget and it was in the front, hanging
> off the engine, just about to break!
>
> Good luck,
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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