EVERYONE with a V6 please Read (Page 36/39)
hypo327 JUL 02, 06:01 AM
I told you I'd read your thread Rich, but I didn't realize it was going to be 7-years long and popular as this. Easy to understand why though. Funny how something so simple can be overlooked so much, and cure so many ill's. Makes me want to go out and check all of my grounds now; although I don't have any issues, other than my windows have always been slow. My car spent most of it's life in storage or a garage before I got it...so, knock of wood, no grounding issues yet. But I'm definitely going to check them all out. Maybe get my windows to go up faster..?

One other thing I wanted to mention: Along with ground cables getting old and tired...My Fiero expert mechanic told me to replace all my fuses, as they tend to get old and less conductive also. I did so, and it did make a difference in my dash lights, radio, and probably some other things too. You are a smart guy...must be those dread-locks ;-) Good thread...see you on face book...I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures of your Formula that you like so much!

Michael

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nyranger6830 NOV 17, 12:58 PM
Hi all,

I favorited this post a few weeks ago and ordered my new cables and they finally arrived today! Just got done reading all nine pages but im still a bit confused as to where i should hookup wires! Can someone just make a quick simple list to where i should hookup cables to? I no the answer is probably in the thread so please dont hate me! :0

Thanks
Tony

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Lou6t4gto NOV 18, 07:07 PM
I took 10 gauge wire & ran from the frame to engine, frame to body, body to engine,battery to engine, battery to frame. ya can't have too many grounds & it's incredibly cheap. works for both 4 and 6 cylinder, all engine swaps.
fast40driver NOV 18, 10:24 PM
For what it's worth, if you are serious about connectivity, use some anti-corrosive grease on the connections - you can get it in the electrical department of the home improvement store. aircraft commonly will also use Belleville washers to maintain tension - you can stack them to get the tension you require. www.mcmaster.com

Mike
Fiero84Freak NOV 23, 09:24 PM
I've been meaning for some time to replace my positive cable end, as the one I have now has all sorts of issues and consistently loosens up. This is because there was an adapter on there put on a few owners back and I never really got around to sorting it out.

I did clean the main engine ground and all the other major grounds about a year ago. I took them all apart, scuffed where they install clean, and then reattached everything. Never really ran all that better for me.

So today since I had some time off I decided to finally work out the issues with the positive cable on my car, and while I was down there working with things install this ground from my EGR bracket to the small ground bolt on the battery tray. Oh man. This made a world of difference. Before, my passenger-side window was going a wee bit slow and my driver's side headlight motor was beginning to have minor issues. Not anymore. Now both the windows roll up and down at the same speed and faster than before, and my headlights now almost both rise in unison (driver's still a tad slower, but not much).

This is all on a car that has right below 280,000 miles.

I really should have done this before. The OP gets a plus.

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redraif NOV 30, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by Jim_Martin29:

This is a great thread. I'm going to check all of my grounds this weekend, and replace what is needed.

I've already changed the main, braided ground strap from the engine to chassis and it helped a bit. But I think there may still be some bad grounds (very slow electric windows and the headlights are not so bright).


This is for the new guys without manuals (and to help me focus on the grounds). It helps to find the stock grounds and confirm that they are in functional and making good contact.



Thanks for the diagrams... + for you! I saw one picture showed a 4 cylinder, got my hopes up. I hope the diagrams are true for my duke, I have an 84. I recently went through a wiring nightmare. I have eveything in the engine bay upgraded, though I think I might add yet another engine to body ground to be safe... A club memeber made a NICE big one. I even beefed the battery cables to a 2 gauge. Not easy to find. Napa made the ground one! So now I need your diagrams to go over all my interior grounds and front end grounds! I got to get those windows going. They won't go up unless the car is idled up... LOL!
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nyranger6830 DEC 02, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by Paul Taylor:

I too added an extra earth strip last year. See the pic below. From the Fiero Plenium to the right hand rear strut. And then from the Strut to the Battery. Thus creating a new Chassis earth at the same time. Before i had over 100ohm's resistance from the Chassis to the engine. Now its 0 Ohms.
I also noticed Smoother Idling, and about 2MPG better gas millage.








I tried doing what Paul said last night and came up unsucessful! My problem is 1, I dont know how to connect the strap from the chassis to the battery and 2, I cant get that damn plenum bolt off for the life of me! Any suggestions?

Thanks
Tony

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Batlvr DEC 10, 08:18 PM

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Originally posted by nyranger6830:
Just got done reading all nine pages but im still a bit confused as to where i should hookup wires! Can someone just make a quick simple list to where i should hookup cables to? I no the answer is probably in the thread so please dont hate me! :0



We're in the same boat Tony -- just pulled the battery from our 88 GT (automatic) and want to check the grounds while it's out. Read this thread nearly a year ago and I've been looking for 'cliff notes' or a similar 'cookbook' for awhile. Hoping for something like Jetmans list, but with photos. Until then I'm pulling what I can from the 9 pages ^^0^^, it's in there --
Thanks ya'll -- Laura

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FieroGTChile87 MAY 04, 04:51 AM
My car has had a problem for many years where the lights dim and the voltmeter dips down when the fan comes on, and if my foot is also on the brake, the turn signals freeze. I'd definitely like to give this a try.

Someone else asked it, and I'd like to know too, would the braided ground strap from the block to the decklid hinge be suitable? Because I too have an extra.
trivet MAY 17, 11:53 AM
I was going to install the exact set up as shown in the first post, but where it bolts to the block, I have an empty hole....

Anyone know what size bolt goes there? I'm also missing the bracket that is held there (no idea what it's called).

Anyone have either or both of these?

Thanks,
Tim