where is a good ground location in engine bay?

Toad · #2 (**permalink**) 01-09-2006, 07:27 AM

Not ot be a smartass or anything, but i think the best grounding place in the engine bay would be the negative battery terminal.

jazzcat · #3 (**permalink**) 01-09-2006, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Toad

Not ot be a smartass or anything, but i think the best grounding place in the engine bay would be the negative battery terminal.

and not to be an even bigger smartass but couldn't you drill a hole in any of the metal thats in there and use that as a ground(with help of a well placed bolt)? or use any of the existing grounds in there

what is it that you are trying to do?

Porkchop · #4 (**permalink**) 01-09-2006, 05:04 PM

The battery is grounded to a bolt on the top of the transmission (that holds the transmission to the engine block). Just follow the negative cable.

You could put a big eyelet on whatever you're trying to ground and attach at the same place the battery is grounded.

v-dubed · #5 (**permalink**) 01-10-2006, 06:12 PM

actualy the ground id on the chassie..... that one on the tranny is the engine ground haha... its just all one big wire...

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