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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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Starter ground

Does anybody know where the hell the starter is grounded to the body at. I can't find it in my chilton book. I got a '88 IROC 305 TPI.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Re: Starter ground

i just got over this problem with my 84 mine had a black metal bracket that went from the starter and mounted to the passengers side of the block i couldnt get it to line up after a new starter so i just used and old battery cable and ran it from the post on the starter and grounded to a bolt on the frame works fine so far.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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Re: Starter ground

Hmmm.........I thinking thats theres a grounding problem there. Hopefully its just loose and i can tighten it, if not i'll have to adapt your system. Thanks black.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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Re: Starter ground

the starter is bolted to the ground, the block!

There should be a grounding strap from the passengerside head to the firewall, and the negative form the battery should be bolted to the block somewhere.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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Re: Starter ground

black metal bracket that went from the starter and mounted to the passengers side of the block
That's just a bracket to help hold the starter in place........... Not needed and often missing.



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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Re: Starter ground

hmmmm well the starter worked without the ground strap but it just randomly stopped one day i used the old battery cable and havent had a problem since
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