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Help.
I'm under the car replacing the negative battery cable, which is bolted to the frame. I notice what looks to be about a 16 gauge wire with a eye type terminal. I can't tell where to wire is coming from, but it looks like it should have been bolted to the frame along with the negative battery cable.. Long enought to do so. Does anyone have any clue what this wire may be for??? May a ground, but for what??
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If it's a black wire with a large 'closed' terminal, that's probably the ground wire that is supposed to be attached at one of the two [lower] starter mounting bolts. I think it is the ground for the wiper/washer motor.
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Hi 401,
Here'a a typical location for the ground wire connection 7T1 describes. You can also see where it exits the engine harness.
Is this where the wire you're asking about is located?
Regards,
Alan
Here'a a typical location for the ground wire connection 7T1 describes. You can also see where it exits the engine harness.
Is this where the wire you're asking about is located?
Regards,
Alan
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On my '76, that ground wire was for the fan blower. It also effected my door ajar i.e. if the door was open, the fan worked. If the door was closed, the fan didn't work. I grounded that black wire to the starting motor (which was just hanging there) and problems solved.
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As I said, I was replacing the negative battery cable. On my 1980 it's bolted to the frame which is right under the battery compartment. The wire may even be a 14 gauge but I don't think any bigger, with a aluminum ring type terminal. It's only about long enough to reach where the negative cable is to be bolted. The Starter is a pretty long way from there. So I don't think it would go to the starter. I've had the car for 5 years, and all the time Everything has always worked as it should. Except for One thing. The rear window deforster. I've checked fuses and circuit breakers, but nothing. I Don't want to assume that this wire is for it. Besides I'm doing some work to the car and cannot start it right now to test that theory. Trying not to screw anything up. lol Thanks....
Assumption is the mother of all F up's.
Assumption is the mother of all F up's.
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My '81 does not have an additional wire where the neg battery cable attaches to the frame. Perhaps a previous owner added something..??
Think your only choices are to trace the wire or just reconnect it and forget about it.
Think your only choices are to trace the wire or just reconnect it and forget about it.
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Smartest thing to do is trace it to where it leads. Do not just hook it up asssssuming its ground. You could always turn on everything on your car if your able and put a test light on it, to see if its hot, but tracing it is best.
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Did you mean that yours also does have a small 14 or so guage wire and it is mounted to the frame WITH your negative cable?? Is this what you meant??
If this is so, maybe it is the ground wire for my rear window defrosters that has not worked since I bought the car, which I mentioned in a earlier post. Maybe the negative cable was disconnected from the frame for some reason before I bought the car and they missed hooking the wire back up. I tried to see where the wire was coming from but cannot. I'll wait on your reply before I hook it up. Thank You for your help..
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