[FWDLK] FW: Re: [FWDLK] Electrical problems

[carlos gonzalez <ljd987@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the 57 58 plymouth  we had the same problem the wire that goes to the 
safety switch it goes to the tranny under the car if you by pass the wire 
and put thatone all away to the ground I think it will start but thats a 
safety switch that is bad good luck

> From: Fern Rivard <crc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Fern Rivard <crc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Electrical problems
> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 07:40:11 -0600
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> Tom:
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>     What you had lost (that small cable that went from the battery 
> negative post) is what they call the "safety ground" and it's very 
> important that it be connected.  I have seen many vehicles with that broken 
> off but remember that it's there for a very good reason.
>
>     Cheers from Fern
>
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: tom taylor
>   To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 4:21 AM
>   Subject: [FWDLK] Electrical problems
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>   I can relate two stories on how electrical ground faults can drive you 
> to drink even if you do not currently drink:
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>     1.. 1990 Chevy truck.  Cranks and runs great.  Hit something like a 
> fan switch or radio button, car acts as if any thing electrical on the 
> vehicle disappered for a second to the point where the dash board would do 
> its power up light test and the engine would restart because it was a 
> manual going down the road.  The guy I sold the truck to gave up and the 
> guy after him figured it out.  I should have figured it out as I had many 
> times seen the problem but did not understand what I was seeing.  The 
> ground cable at the battery end has a smaller wire running off of on side 
> going "somewhere."  Turn out that is the ground for things other than the 
> starte, it was very intermittent and all of the problems went away once the 
> cable was replaced.
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>   2                     Yanmar tractor.  Good charge on battery.  Go to 
> start it and I would hear a pop and then it was if the battery was not 
> there.  Removed cables from battery and cleaned everything and reinstalled 
> good and tight.  Same results.  Sent off for starter switch.  Same results. 
>  Finally noticed that the ground and positive battery post connectors were 
> the clamp on kind with bolts.  I removed the ground side and it was 
> corroded and dull.  Bought a new cable end and problem went away.  Have had 
> this same problem on the positive side if the cable were not tight as a lot 
> of pressure is placed on the connection when trying to crank the motor.
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>   Tom Taylor
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>   55 Coronet.
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