81 ASD grounding

[Kurt Piepenburg* <trukkcp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I'll do it. Gotta know, though. Did you just ground it attaching the 
wire to one of the existing fender bolts over to the alternator? Quoting Dick 
Benjamin <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>:

> The separate grounding wire is essential on these cars, as there is no
> provision for ground in the electrical plug for the unit, and the logic
> circuits are very poorly designed TTL logic, notorious for noise
> vulnerability.  I isolate the ASDM from the inner fender with insulating
> washers and add a #14 wire to the ground lug on the alternator.  There is a
> much more complete discussion of this in the IML archives, but this is
> really all the information you need.
> 
> Dick Benjamin
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> From: Kurt Piepenburg* <trukkcp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: IML: 81 ASD grounding
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> 
> > I saw a reference on the archives a while back about running a seperate
> ground
> > lead from the ASD module housing to the ground stud on the intake
> manifold.
> > What do you do? Tap a new screw into the ASD box and attach the lead to
> the
> > screw? Also, how would one isolate the ASD from the fender to prevent
> "noise"
> > from the frame? How about running the screws through rubber grommets and
> then
> > attach to fender? What's the success rate on improvement of ASD function?
> > Kurt Piepenburg
> > 81 EFI
> >
> >
> >