Ground?
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From: Frankfort IL
Ground?
Hey everyone. Yesterday I finally got the opportunity to get the new Hooker Super Comp headers installed. The install wasn't to bad at all but now I have a problem. I had to remove the dipstick and tube in order to remove the old manifolds and install the new ones. When I removed the bolt holding the dip stick tube in (passenger side below the exhaust manifold) I noticed that it had an awful thick ground wire attached to the block with the same bolt. The ground runs about 8 inches to the frame near the passenger side motor mount. I can not for the life of me get this bolt back in with the new headers installed. Anyone have any idea what this ground is for? Can I just reattach it to one of the bolts near the timing cover on the front of the engine? Any help I can get would be appreciated. I'd like to finally get this thing fired up today
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From: PHILADELPHIA PA
Hey everyone. Yesterday I finally got the opportunity to get the new Hooker Super Comp headers installed. The install wasn't to bad at all but now I have a problem. I had to remove the dipstick and tube in order to remove the old manifolds and install the new ones. When I removed the bolt holding the dip stick tube in (passenger side below the exhaust manifold) I noticed that it had an awful thick ground wire attached to the block with the same bolt. The ground runs about 8 inches to the frame near the passenger side motor mount. I can not for the life of me get this bolt back in with the new headers installed. Anyone have any idea what this ground is for? Can I just reattach it to one of the bolts near the timing cover on the front of the engine? Any help I can get would be appreciated. I'd like to finally get this thing fired up today
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My '72 went from the pass side engine mount frame horn to the engine mount....about 6" long.....some go to some starter mount I not familiar with, but if you have enough length, it can go to one of the starter mount bolts, the long two vertical bolts that hold the thing.....
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Joined: Mar 2014
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From: Frankfort IL
My '72 went from the pass side engine mount frame horn to the engine mount....about 6" long.....some go to some starter mount I not familiar with, but if you have enough length, it can go to one of the starter mount bolts, the long two vertical bolts that hold the thing.....
