DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE WITH A MISSING ENGINE GROUND
02-09-2008, 10:59 AM
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Ok well I had a new clutch put in, the mechanic forgot to put a ground back on... the car would run but barely.. I finally figured out why it was running so crappy when the engine tryed to ground itself through the speedometer cable. hahaha
02-09-2008, 06:49 PM
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That's something else, so where did he put the negative that goes through the starter bolt? And there should be a ground from an intake bolt to the firewall. I am just amazed it started and ran without those, using the speedometer cable! Good find!
02-09-2008, 07:25 PM
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I know the one on the starter bolt is good, and there is one on the top bellhousing bolt that goes to the firewall. I made my own going from the intake to the strut tower.. i went out there and complained to the mechanic so he threw it on the rack and tryed to find a missing ground, but we never found it. I was gonna try to get him to bend a stright pipe for my exhaust for me bc he screwed my **** up but he pissed me off so i just left..
02-10-2008, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MarcoPyro' post='894018' date='Feb 9 2008, 01:39 PM
haha, its ok. It would have killed me to just fix it without doing something fancy so i replaced it and added this...
Hey Hey my old gauges ! ... hey marco why no mention of me and my hour on the phone helpin ya out lol
