HELP! Swift Sport not starting - any ideas?
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ClockworkCupcake said:
Penelope Stopit said:
The earth lead that is bolted to the slam panel is the body earth
Poster "So What" is blob on with his above post
In fact it looks like you have even re-hosted the pic that I created for that post.
The earth shown at the slam panel is not the engine earth
Is your picture copyrighted?
Penelope Stopit said:
The earth shown at the slam panel is not the engine earth
Is your picture copyrighted?
Maybe I misunderstood your post then. Is your picture copyrighted?
There is an earth strap that goes from the engine block up to the slam panel. And an earth strap that goes from the battery to the slam panel, which completes the circuit.
On my car, I bought an additional earth strap which I connected from the block straight to the same bolt on the slam panel that the battery negative connects to. I can't say it made any noticeable difference though.
No, my pic isn't copyrighted. I just thought it a little odd that you would re-host it and quote it back on the same thread it had been posted to. No harm done.
ClockworkCupcake said:
Penelope Stopit said:
The earth shown at the slam panel is not the engine earth
Is your picture copyrighted?
Maybe I misunderstood your post then. Is your picture copyrighted?
There is an earth strap that goes from the engine block up to the slam panel. And an earth strap that goes from the battery to the slam panel, which completes the circuit.
On my car, I bought an additional earth strap which I connected from the block straight to the same bolt on the slam panel that the battery negative connects to. I can't say it made any noticeable difference though.
No, my pic isn't copyrighted. I just thought it a little odd that you would re-host it and quote it back on the same thread it had been posted to. No harm done.
ClockworkCupcake said:
Penelope Stopit said:
The earth shown at the slam panel is not the engine earth
Is your picture copyrighted?
Maybe I misunderstood your post then. Is your picture copyrighted?
There is an earth strap that goes from the engine block up to the slam panel. And an earth strap that goes from the battery to the slam panel, which completes the circuit.
On my car, I bought an additional earth strap which I connected from the block straight to the same bolt on the slam panel that the battery negative connects to. I can't say it made any noticeable difference though.
No, my pic isn't copyrighted. I just thought it a little odd that you would re-host it and quote it back on the same thread it had been posted to. No harm done.
That lead coming from the battery to the slam panel is a thin lead that is used to earth the body
If you look closely at the picture where that thin slam panel lead can be seen coming from the battery, in the bottom righthand corner of the picture you can just see part of what looks like a heavy battery lead....that lead or a lead like it will go from the battery directly to the engine block
If that thin lead from the battery to the slam panel was the main engine earth (apart from it being too thin)....the manufacturer would not have ended that run of lead there but would have continued it through to the engine block without breaking it
I hope this helps
ClockworkCupcake said:
Penelope Stopit said:
I hope this helps
Ok, my mistake. I did indeed misunderstand your post. What is the thin braided earth that goes from the block up to the slam panel? Is that an additional body earth?
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