[Healeys] ground wire behind dash

[sbyers at ec.rr.com]

Hi, Bill -
The black wires from the harness behind the dash all have ring terminals that are supposed to be secured to a post of each gauge.  Since the dash is wood and something of an insulator,  each gauge has to have its own ground wire.  Components like panel lights have only one (white/red) wire going into the back of the light for power.  These items pick up their ground from the metal gauge case, once the case itself is grounded with a black wire.
All black wires are ground, and theoretically all are connected together.  The cable from the battery establishes ground with the chassis, and the black wire under the voltage regulator connects all the other black wires to the chassis.

Happy Healeying!
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC

---- wericars at aol.com wrote: 
> Hello list.? Does anyone know if any of the black ground wires coming out of the harness?behind the dash of a BJ8 should be secured to?the chassis?under the dash?? If so where?? It seems they all should just be attached to the mounting posts of the gauges, but i want to be sure as I see only one black wire that is grounded to the car near the voltage regulator.? Do all the black ground wires?behind the dash?connect to that one?wire?? Also, the wiring diagram shows an odd arrangement at the speedometer where the high beam light is supposed to be grounded to the speedometer panel light, but i don't see any place for a connection.
> 
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> Bill
> Boston area
> 65 BJ8
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
> _______________________________________________
> sbyers at ec.rr.com 
> 
> Healeys at autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys