I'd say because the positive potential had no other, or less resistive, paths to ground. Sorry folks. In trying to be cute, I don't think I did a good job of explanation. Fortunately I think Brian a
Remember that when you start the car you're putting a lot of amperage to the starter, which grounds to the frame. Opps - I meant to say grounded to the Block - Typing faster than my brain works Brian
I think that's what causes the over heated linkages and cables. Not typing too fast <grin>, but all of that current goes to the block via the starter motor and if the proper returns (ground wires) a
Naw, it was because the one remaining ground wire broke. I found the driver's side ground wire unconnected to anything, and the passenger side showed signs of recent breakage. Then all the current h
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 12:46:15 -0700
I have an 83 Pontiac, that the negative wire from the battery to the engine ground, has a small lead coming from the battery terminal to the fender 6" away as a ground to the body also. Pat
Sounds like a classic case of poor or no grounding cables from the block to the frame. I believe the original gound wire was located at one of the starter studs and run to the frame behind the left f
Five people probably have answered this already, but your engine need to be grounded. The power to start your engine as well as the ignition system is using the cables to complete the circuit to the
Let me put this into perspective a bit. On a guitar, millivolts are passing through the system.... I ground EVERYTHING!!! Then I ground everything else! then I ground it all together! A car runs quit