Fatboy11
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Can anyone advise me of where the best place to ground the battery earth cable to ?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Earthing point
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Station House
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Usually goes out of the battery box to the chassis near the gear box
Are you rebuilding from scratch?
Are you rebuilding from scratch?
Fatboy11
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Thanks
No I've got some electrical issues and just want to make sure I've got good earthing points.
No I've got some electrical issues and just want to make sure I've got good earthing points.
blue beasty
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Battery, engine and gearbox all earthed to chassis
willhayes
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ivebeen told to earth it to engine?
Shifty1962
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I've got main earth from batt to engine block (starter bolt) and also a second earth from batt to chassis (gearbox x member bolt).
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You should earth to both the engine and the chassis however how you do this is up to you as long as all connections are clean, tight and made using the correctly sized cable.
You can run two earth leads from the battery earth terminal (one to chassis and one to engine/transmission) or you can run one between the battery & chassis and then from that point to the engine/transmission.
I personally have a good earth to the chassis and from there I have one to the transmission plus a link to the engine and another to the bulkhead earth point. I NEVER intend having earthing problems and doing it this way (plus providing decent earth cables for all accessories) means I don't have to rely on dubious earth paths through the body/chassis.
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Thats a good idea for the starter motor but remember the engine is more or less insulated from the chasis, rubber mounts on the engine gearbox and exhaust, even from the props down to the axles, and the axles have rubber bushes, not a good path. Always earth the chassis too.
I have earths from chassis to starter motor bolt, battery to gearbox and chassis.
