| Basic Wiring Grounds
It has been my experience through the years that grounds
are one of the most misunderstood aspects of the automotive
electrical system. The most basic ground system is
as follows: Always use a heavy ground cable and connect one
end to the negative battery terminal and the other end to
the starter motor or engine block as close to the starter
as possible. This will insure the correct ground path
to the starter motor.
The next step will be to ground the engine block to the
frame with a heavy ground wire or cable making sure that
both connections are clean, tight and metal to metal.
Next you will ground the engine block to the body with a
heavy ground wire or cable making sure that both connections
are clean, tight and metal to metal.
If you have a fiberglass body you will need to attach several
heavy ground wires to the engine block. Run one
to the rear, two to the dash area (if you have a lot of accessories)
and one to the front.
Each individual ground can be routed to a central location
and all of the components in that general area can be grounded
to it.
NOTE:
Make sure that the wire or cable for each ground has enough
length so that when the engine torques (moves under a load)
the ground will not be pulled apart.
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