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 Purple Martin
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| posted on May 12th, 2003 at 01:43 PM |
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engine earth strap?
Hi,
I've been crawling under my kombi looking for an engine earth strap. I can find one on the gearbox but that's it.
Is there an earth strap on the engine, and if so where is it?
TIA
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| posted on May 12th, 2003 at 01:50 PM |
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You found it! I put an additional one from where battery earths to substantial bolt on fan housing closest to battery for want of better
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| posted on May 12th, 2003 at 01:57 PM |
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Cool thanks! The gearbox strap looks really old and corroded, I won't remove it I'll just fit a new one over the top of it (two straps
should have half the resistance of one).
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| posted on May 12th, 2003 at 05:48 PM |
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yeah you found it at the front of the gearbox usually.
It wont hurt to fit another one and if you do try and get it as close to the alternator or generator as you can.
Less distance those electrons have to travel the better your charging system will be.
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| posted on May 13th, 2003 at 01:48 PM |
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The tranny strap is the only one you really need. The engine is attached by four large bolts and touches all round the circumference of the bell
housing, so the changes of a bad connection to the engine itself is zero.
Likewise the generator/alternator - it's held in place on the stand by a wide strap which is bolted tight, and the stand is attached to the case
by four blots, so the changes of a bad earth connection here are zero too.
So if the tranny strap is toast, replacing that is all you need to do. Don't just add another to the old strap though - you might end up having
to bend the clamping piece at the end, or it might try to cock the mounting bolt to one side. Make sure the metal it clamps too is nice and clean.
Whilst you are at it, check the battery earth strap where it clamps to the body. Sure you COULD add a second strap direct to the engine as described
above, but that leads to the possibilityof some equipment still working off a "bad" strap (which can lead to poor working components and
even electrolysis which will cause rust), so it's better to have one single (but very clean) path for the earthing throughout the vehicle - via
the body itself.
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