Where should the earth wire in the boot connect?
The one in the loom near the pasenger tail lights

To the petrol tank strap? Or to one of the boot lid hinge bolts?

Thanks

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1975 Hairy Lime/White Clubby
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Don't know about Oz cars .. but the rear loom on UK cars (including the fuel pump!) earths through the interior light (just above the pass side B pillar)

Cheers, Ian

Mines on the petrol tank strap.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Cheers Phil,

thats what i did with mine, but wasn't sure if it was correct.
it seemed too big to connect to a bonnet hinge bolt.

Thanks

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No worries. Now looking at my own photo I'm wondering what the brown wire is heading off to the left???


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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Either the fuel pump or the fuel tank I think.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

I recently found out that my brake lights weren't working - the cause was a poor earth for the brake lights with the wire as shown in the photo (attached to the tank strap) - the solution was to give the wire a bit of a wiggle and all good now. I'll remember that for next time.

Its very common for that to happen. Last time I made a loom I wired all the earthing points together, so that if one developed a bad connection another earth somewhere else would still do the job. It makes it more reliable. They probably saved $2 worth of black wire by using lots of seperate short earth wires, rather than wiring them all together.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Confirming my MK II Cooper S earth point is the same as in Phill's photo - on the tank strap bolt.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Yes tank strap bolt

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Cheers all. Thanks for the responses

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