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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8840734" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>8ga or bigger I just crimp with a hydraulic crimper. No need to solder. If you did that first, you might have created a gap that is not being crimped well, (long shot, but can't see the work). </p><p></p><p>No it's not a good ground. There's a few problems with it. The common wives tale that goes with that bolt, is that "just remove the paint from under the bolt". The problem with that is the entire seat frame is painted and so is the floor. If you didn't remove the paint from those three places, then your ground is going through the bolt, through the sheet metal of the body, through the factory grounding straps (along with all the rest of your vehicle) to chassis. Even if you do it still just skips the bolt. Many people will tell you it works, but ask them how many watts/amps they have. </p><p></p><p>The best thing to do is post pictures of everything. We might see something that stands out. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The only thing that could cause all of that to go nuts is either a bad ground, or a CL 2 Serial data. Every sensor under the hood goes to a module. Every module sends a good or bad voltage signal through the CL 2 serial data circuits. There are two things that should be able to prove that. Connect to your OBD port and run a test. If it won't even read them, and freezes without completing the original boot test, then it is your CL 2. </p><p>I think you also have three cigarette lighters, (I know the pickups do). Two of the lighters are on one circuit, and the third is on a different circuit, (not sure which ones when mounted). In the under hood fuse panel, there are two different fuses for those two different circuits. One is an accessory fuse, (which I think is for one of the cig lighters), and I want to say the <em>other two</em> are on a 15a cigar fuse. The 15a cigar fuse is also for your OBD port. (Or again, at least on the pickup trucks).</p><p></p><p>If you can run a successful code test when it's going silly, it is a bad ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8840734, member: 674149"] 8ga or bigger I just crimp with a hydraulic crimper. No need to solder. If you did that first, you might have created a gap that is not being crimped well, (long shot, but can't see the work). No it's not a good ground. There's a few problems with it. The common wives tale that goes with that bolt, is that "just remove the paint from under the bolt". The problem with that is the entire seat frame is painted and so is the floor. If you didn't remove the paint from those three places, then your ground is going through the bolt, through the sheet metal of the body, through the factory grounding straps (along with all the rest of your vehicle) to chassis. Even if you do it still just skips the bolt. Many people will tell you it works, but ask them how many watts/amps they have. The best thing to do is post pictures of everything. We might see something that stands out. The only thing that could cause all of that to go nuts is either a bad ground, or a CL 2 Serial data. Every sensor under the hood goes to a module. Every module sends a good or bad voltage signal through the CL 2 serial data circuits. There are two things that should be able to prove that. Connect to your OBD port and run a test. If it won't even read them, and freezes without completing the original boot test, then it is your CL 2. I think you also have three cigarette lighters, (I know the pickups do). Two of the lighters are on one circuit, and the third is on a different circuit, (not sure which ones when mounted). In the under hood fuse panel, there are two different fuses for those two different circuits. One is an accessory fuse, (which I think is for one of the cig lighters), and I want to say the [I]other two[/I] are on a 15a cigar fuse. The 15a cigar fuse is also for your OBD port. (Or again, at least on the pickup trucks). If you can run a successful code test when it's going silly, it is a bad ground. [/QUOTE]
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