[6pack] Negative battery cable?

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Grant---It is necessary for the electrical system, including proper battery charging, for the battery to be grounded in two places...At the firewall (body) and at the engine block. This can be done at less cost than using a factory style braided cable, but with a bit more work. You can connect a 'parts house' insulated negative battery cable from the battery to a clean bolt hole at the bell housing. Then add a second reasonably heavy cable, like a length of appliance wire that normally would carry 110V, from the engine block (tapped hole at the back of the head) over to a clean spot on the firewall. There should be tapped hole near the throttle linkage cross shaft for this other end. If you make up this second wire/cable, use good, soldered "eye" terminal connections at both ends of the wire.
 
Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Kester
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:36 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Cc: Grant Kester
Subject: [6pack] Negative battery cable?

Hi List,

Aside from the issue of remaining true to vintage parts, is there any  problem
with not using a braided negative ground battery cable in a TR6? I want to
replace my old negative cable and was going to just use a regular one, rather
than spending $25-30 for a braided one at Moss...

Thanks,
Grant Kester

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