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Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:03 am
by Jivermo
Hey, all. I can't recall where the three contact ground mounts to the top of the case. I believe it goes on the case bolt I have it next to in the pic. Help, please, it's slowing things down today.
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:52 am
by lilpig88
The ground prongs go on the (in your photo) upper bolt on the left (nut) side just above your punch. The center bolt gets the thermo time switch on the left.
Good luck!
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 10:23 am
by Jivermo
Terrific! Thanks!
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:59 pm
by ruckman101
Wow, never seen one of them before, at least not on any of my engines.
neal.
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:38 am
by THall
Here's what mine looks like when I was assembling:
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:15 am
by dingo
I never understood why important ground wires are routed to an inaccessible location which will be oil-soaked and heat-soaked, hastening their corrosive demise.Every time i pull apart atype 4 those wires, which FI functioning relies upon are a mess of cracked rusted crud barely hanging on.
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:55 am
by Jivermo
Dingo, you are right on the money with your observation. Here is a pic I found on the web, of a moderately clean engine top. Plenty of crud.
Re: Help! Case ground location?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:44 pm
by SlowLane
For as long as I've owned my van, the 3-prong grounding lug has been mounted to the top-most case hole behind the flywheel flange (the one missing a bolt on the left side of THall's photo). Have not had any problems routing the engine harness grounds to there with either harness that I've used.