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05-18-2020, 01:43 PM | #1 |
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Starter motor Ground path
I’m ready to reinstall my starter motor after refreshing Pistons, rings & bearings & painting much of my 8BA engine. In reading an old thread I’m a bit concerned whether I interfered w the ground path thru the engine for the starter. Never thought about it when painting engine, bell housing & starter mounting plate. It’s all back together & planning engine reinstall tomorrow. At this late date should I do anything to insure ground path like an extra ground strap on the starter mount bolts?
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05-18-2020, 01:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: Starter motor Ground path
Originally the reinforcement plate on the pan was masked and as such remained free of paint.
Also, I am hopeful you'd installed the little bracket at the end of the starter body that is bolted to the oil pan / block rail? That's all that's required of the starter. Extra ground straps are not necessary if the authentic straps are correct as well as correctly installed. Whenever I see all sorts of extra ground straps I can't help but think "why doesn't this guy just fix what's wrong instead of adding bandages"?
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As usual, Kube is correct with all he says above.....and I'm five minutes LATE! But as he says, make sure that a ring around the hole where the starter mounts is shiny, bare-metal clean.....NO PAINT! Same with the mount surface on the starter, too! DD |
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05-18-2020, 02:00 PM | #4 |
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Re: Starter motor Ground path
Correct grounding was installed 6yrs ago when during original build including grounding features & New harness. Never had an issue w starter or any electrical issues. My concern is all the new engine & component PCs. The starter isn’t installed yet & I can wire wheel face mount portion of starter mounting plate. Thinking paint got in the Oil pan, bell housing, & starter mounting plate mounting holes. I thinking that is the ground path.
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All of the pan bolts and the transmission bolts ARE definitely ground paths. Not taking anything away from what Mike said, but you can never have TOO many grounds. DD |
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Thx
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