[DeTomaso] Ground straps (was: coupe fan motors ground)

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

I personally think that the ground strap at the rear of the transmission is
less effective than putting one on one of the starter mounting bolts. If I
had to do one I'd go for the starter strap and if I had the starter strap I
wouldn't bother with a transmission rear strap. With that said, I have to
admit that I have two transmission rear straps and a starter strap! :-D
Another area that I don't recall seeing mentioned much is the alternator. I
recently put a ground strap from the back side of the alternator housing to
one of the studs that hold the ignition coil panel to the firewall. My GM
type alternator alrready had a threaded unused hole that I used.

Tomas

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of boyd casey
Sent: den 22 februari 2010 00:50
To: Anders Hellberg
Cc: MikeLDrew at aol.com; De Tomaso Big List
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] coupe fan motors ground


You can make an additional ground strap and ground it to the chassis under
the shift gate plate. Use a heavy guage wire with a closed loop end and you
can attach it there or the ground post that comes through the ground post
that comes through the front fire wall next to the battery. The Pantera has
one of the worst ground setups I have ever seen on any car. You can improve
the performance of many of the electrical components by adding addition
grounds. Like an extra braided steel ground strap from the ZF the the
Chassis. an additional grouund from the starter to the chassis, an
additional ground from the common ground to the gauge panel gauges and dash
lights , the wiper motor and the radiator fans. Depending on the condition
and age of your wiring you can expect to see a noticeable improvement in
many of the electronic components by improving the ground connections.
Boyd

On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Anders Hellberg <detomaso at luleweb.se>wrote:

>
> Yes the interior blower fan
>
> >>
> I *think* that the interior fan would normally ground on the single ground
> lug which is inside the car, up under the dashboard, facing down at the
> floor, and VERY hard to reach.
> >>
>
> Yes, you can say that, I have been on the floor with my head as far
forward
> as possible. I have tried to take a photo but did not succeed. Not seen
> anything with a mirror either.
>
> Is the ground on the heating case, one of the screws that hold together
the
> heating case?
>
> My ground cable is not long enough to reach any bolt that is welded on the
> car.
>
> I have find a photo http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=16546
>
> AH
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Fran: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]For MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Skickat: den 21 februari 2010 21:15
> Till: detomaso at luleweb.se; detomaso at realbig.com
> Amne: Re: [DeTomaso] coupe fan motors ground
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/21/10 7 55 48, detomaso at luleweb.se writes:
>
>
> > Know someone where coupe fan motors ground shall fit on the chassis?
> >
> > My cable is spliced, extend and moved.
> >
>
> Anders, are you talking about the interior blower fan, or the radiator
> fans?   I *think* that the interior fan would normally ground on the
single
> ground lug which is inside the car, up under the dashboard, facing down at
> the
> floor, and VERY hard to reach.
>
> Mike
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