Chassis To Engine question

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

^^ rule of thumb. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif well thats what I did anyhow

 

[juan310 10+ year member]

Wire it intertwined through your rims, and wrap directly around your engine block then ground it to your chassis. For more risk of moving parts and heat, mount it to your alternator bracket!
Not a good idea. You need to be extremely careful of heat (or wrap the wire in a heat resistant cover perhaps...) and moving parts anywhere nearby. Be wary of alternators, belts, exhaust, transmission, and the like. Your best bet is to keep looking. Nothing in those two pictures looks spectacular... I can take a look at a friend of mine's 01 mustang and give you some ideas perhaps.

thanks. would really appreciate it if you could help me out. a snap shot would help.

 

[Bluecamry 10+ year member]

thanks. would really appreciate it if you could help me out. a snap shot would help.

Well I was planning, to be completely honest, on finding the stock ground bolt. If you for some reason dont want to use that, Ill look into it for you.

 

[juan310 10+ year member]

^^thats fine. i just need to find a bolt on the engine block to ground. a pic would help cuz i dont know where to

 

[juan310 10+ year member]

Where the alternator bracket bolts to the engine block... NOT where the alternator bolts onto the alternator bracket!

same thing isnt it cuz the alternator connects to the bracket and brack goes to the engine block?

 

[juan310 10+ year member]

waht about this...same thing no?

 

[juan310 10+ year member]

bump

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

waht about this...same thing no?

Check it with a dmm to make sure it's a good ground first.

 

[05AztecRed 10+ year member]

^^there is none

than find one... Any bolt onto the block will do. Make sure the terminal is touching the block directly, and not bolted onto something else that is bolted onto the engine block, like your original pic of the alternator.

 

[questionaire 10+ year member]

Check it with a dmm to make sure it's a good ground first.

What should it read with DMM?

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

0 or something close to 0...

 

[questionaire 10+ year member]

0 or something close to 0...

What should it be set to DC, AC, ohms???

 

[soydeedo 10+ year member]

ohms. the idea is to find a spot on the engine block that has very little resistance to the alternator casing which is the main ground for your car. at least i think that's what they're referring to. =)

 

[questionaire 10+ year member]

Ohms what 20M, 2M, 200K, 2K??