Dan,
Also run a ground from the alternator to the frame and the body.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 2:29 PM
Subject: Engine Grounding again and again...
> Hello All,
> Man I don't understand why my car is always falling victim to the bad
> ground demons.
> What constitutes a good-complete set of ground wires??
> On the right front I have two thick batt cables one goes to the neg post
> of the batt-from the alt. and one goes to the frame-which also has a
connection
> from the battery-dual post batt sure are fun. On the left front I have a 8
> guage cable that goes from the engine to frame..but thats apparently not
> enough. I added another 8 guage wire from one of the starter bolts to the
> frame. Now my car turns over with more vim and vigor than I remember and
> everything appears to be well.
> Its strange before I added the starter-frame cable my car would not
> turn over or do anything.,. But I was not smoking the throttle cable in
> fact I coudl not find where the current was going....
> Daniel 69 2000
> SF CA
>
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