Re: [TR] TR4A engine ground strap

["Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>]

> I'm a fan of functionality over how the previous owner had 
> things. I think the best place for a ground strap is between 
> one of the starter motor mounting bolts and the frame 
> adjacent to that bolt. you want that starter motor to have 
> the best electrical connections that it can have.

If you are going to modify, why not run the ground cable directly from the 
battery to the starter?  Later cars even had an extra
connector, so the same cable attaches to both engine and body.  That way the 
starter current doesn't run through the body at all.

-- Randall  


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