Found a loose ground wire... how bad??
10-29-2004, 06:38 PM
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Found a loose ground wire... how bad??
I was trying to install my icebox today (low and behold they sent me 12 inches of each of the tubing, needless to say i did not install the icebox) when I noticed a ground wire COMPLETELY broken off. This is NOT one of the main wires. When I pulled off the intake tube, directly below it is a ground wire on a top bracket that connects about 3 or 4 inches to the chassis. The wire itself broke out of the connector and was clearly disconnected. I went and bought a cheapo ground wire for the time being just to reground it. It looks like it was grounded to a part of the tranny. Anyone have any idea?? How bad could it be? I didn't notice a damn thing, possible smoother acceleration but thats probably my head.
10-30-2004, 12:49 PM
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well everything important has more than 1 ground... so it shouldnt be catastrophic everything still works huh?
if you were under warranty id go to the dealer, otherwise just make sure it is well gounded now
if you were under warranty id go to the dealer, otherwise just make sure it is well gounded now
10-30-2004, 04:19 PM
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Same thing happened to me. After I got my oil jet installed, I noticed the same ground wire broken off. I took back to the dealer the same day and they said it was like that when I brought it in. Rather than making a fuss about it I just left and fixed it myself. It was nice of them to not metion it to me.
10-30-2004, 11:10 PM
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the ground wire look like it just broke, rusted and snapped, i started looking at my other grounds, i eyed the main ground off the battery and i see strands of copper fraying... looks like im gonna have to go with a DIY grounding kit.
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