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Old 07-28-2009, 04:21 AM
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Old Dog,

I'm not a serious electrical guy by any means, but we got into the technicalities of a "ground" on these fiberglass cars in a big way. With the battery grounded to the frame, especially a rear mounted batttery grounded in the rear is not the way to go-at all. The above post really does have some good points! Especially for cars running an EFI system with injectors etc.

A 00 cable should be run from the battery ALL the way to the engine, then a grounding strap run from the engine/transmission to the frame.

What you have could result in gauges being burned out, not working properly, dim headlights, turn signals working slow or dimly, ignition system problems, and eventually starter problems among many other minor nuances.

Just what we learned here on the forum.

DV

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