I have a blown (read: burnt in half) ground wire that mounts on the passenger side rear of the engine bay, right behind and a bit to the left (pass side) of the engine. It is a large wire, braided copper. What does this attach to and what does it ground?

 

This is a ground strap that grounds your engine and body together. I would reccomend replacing it. What caused it to burn?

 

I shorted the battery to the wheel well. It wasn't pretty. I wish I had found this thing a week ago before I replaced the ECM and MAF trying to get the gremlins out. Ah well, live and learn i suppose.

 

Ok, I got a new ground strap but I cannot see/find where it attaches to the engine. There's a bolt that sits on the rear of the passenger side head/valve cover area but it has a couple wires attached to it already, is this it? if not, where? and is it something I can easily do myself? things look very cramped in that area.

 

You can pretty much put it wherever you want as long as it's metal it will function as a ground, one of the tranny bolts will work too!

 

It is suppose to go along with the other grounds attached there on the cylinder head, so that is the correct assumption.

 

Yes goes on the passanger side up top. When I took out my smog pump I had to remove it and put it back on. Its a pain in the butt!

 

nothing a 9/16 stubby wont reach.