That sounds exactly like the answer, because
last year when I had the engine out, I primed and painted that exact area;
then reinstalled the ground wire.
thanks
dumb current owner
alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: Head Light grounding - tr6
> > Anyone have any ideas where to get a good ground connection; also need
to
> > ground for ac condenser fan.
>
> Alan :
>
> It sounds to me like your body/frame is not well connected to the battery
> negative. I believe on a 76 TR6, the negative cable comes off the battery
> and has a tab that is bolted to the firewall, then the end of the cable
goes
> to a bolt on the engine. I would undo both of those connections, and be
> sure there is no corrosion or paint between the wire terminal and the
body.
> Also examine the wire itself carefully, sometimes battery acid can work
it's
> way underneath the insulation and corrode the wire.
>
> If that fails, I think you could add a fairly subtle ground lead across
one
> of the motor mounts (from one of the frame side bolts to one of the engine
> side bolts) the way the earlier cars did. Another alternative would be
one
> from an engine side bolt or even a timing cover bolt, to the bolt on the
> steering rack.
>
> Randall
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