Clutch housing cover Bolt under the Starter Motor
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| Author: | Razor [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Braided Earth Strap under the Clutch Housing |
I just noticed the braided earth strap under the clutch housing is disconnected the longer wider end with ring end. Not sure where it should bolt on to? |
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| Author: | ryan [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:27 pm ] |
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one end on engine, one end on body, not exactly sure where, but this may have been causing your car to play up a bit, ie stall |
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| Author: | Razor [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:29 pm ] |
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the body end is connected but the other end should be on the engine but couldnt find any place to attach the ring end no bolt close to it anyone got a pic of their earth strap? |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:34 pm ] |
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Clutch housing cover Bolt under the Starter Motor
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| Author: | Razor [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:40 pm ] |
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will have a look tomorrow Cheers |
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| Author: | aaron [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:49 pm ] |
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ryan wrote: one end on engine, one end on body, not exactly sure where, but this may have been causing your car to play up a bit, ie stall
If your earth strap isn't connected stalling is the least of your worries. The battery will earth to anything it can. This can mean your car going up in flames..... Don't drive it untill you fix it!
Cheers Aaron |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:53 pm ] |
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Specialy as the Fuel tank is in the same area   just don't fart at the same time
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:01 pm ] |
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The battery is earthed to the body in the boot. So the whole car is earthed except for anything insulated. The rubber mounts on the motor insulate it. So the earth for the starter has to find its way via things like the throttle cable and the choke cable. This is not good for the cables as they start to melt and they can cause the throttle to stick.
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| Author: | gafmo [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:03 pm ] |
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so you need the earthe strap as Raroz enquires |
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| Author: | Razor [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:07 pm ] |
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will connect it 1st thing tomorrow good thing i noticed it today |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:10 pm ] |
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My brother had a Ford Galaxie and the battery earth attached to the motor. But the earth strap the the body was missing. Now because the earth attached to the engine the current through the earth strap runs the other way...... So when you had your headlights on highbeam the throttle would stick! 
Yes, you need the earth strap before the fire starts.
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| Author: | DTrain [ Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:40 am ] |
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is this the strap your talking about? the one just behind the starter? 
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| Author: | Razor [ Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:45 am ] |
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I dont think my strap is long enough to reach to that bolt on the starter motor |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:58 am ] |
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It goes on the next bolt down...
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| Author: | Razor [ Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:00 am ] |
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that pic got me worried I thought another simple thing that will get complicated Cheers doc |
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