Ground strap, Replace ot not??? |
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Ground strap, Replace ot not??? |
EJP914 |
Jun 23 2017, 07:45 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Monroeville, PA Member No.: 821 |
It doesn't look like the braided strap attached to the top of the transaxle has ever been replaced on my car. I thought about removing it, cleaning and reinstalling. Will anything bad happen if I just leave it alone, as-is? Will the car start any quicker if it is replaced? Right now it struggles, spins slowly, then will catch and fire up.
Car is '74 1.8. Thx in advance for the advice. EJP914 |
bbrock |
Jun 23 2017, 10:45 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I say clean it and test it with an ohmmeter. If it has zero resistance between the terminals, it is doing its job. Corrosion and crud at the contacts between the strap and chassis or tranny is the more likely problem. Why throw away a perfectly good part?
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Bartlett 914 |
Jun 24 2017, 07:33 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,216 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I say clean it and test it with an ohmmeter. If it has zero resistance between the terminals, it is doing its job. Corrosion and crud at the contacts between the strap and chassis or tranny is the more likely problem. Why throw away a perfectly good part? FYI. An ohm meter will show zero ohms in almost any case. It will be the current carrying capacity of the conductor to be concerned about. An ohm meter won't show that. One foot or 26 gauge wire will show zero ohms and here it would burn through like a fuse. |
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