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    Posted: 10-June-2020 at 7:18AM
Ok last fall before removing bat. decided to start one more time. Did not start fried small ground wore to inner fender. Decided to try starting last week and check grounds. Turn key click nothing. Redid bat terminals same. Though solenoid.Tried jumping it nothing.Checked with tester I have power on both sides. Starter? why? If it is started any ideas on a up grade.
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if it fried the body ground, that shows that the engine block ground is insufficient to carry the load of the starter. replace the Negative battery cable and see what happens. the block ground needs to go directly to the block, not the cylinder head, not the water pump, not to a front accessory bracket

directly to a clean tight connection to the block
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yeah that's what i'm thinking too
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When you say engine block ground do you mean the neg battery cable,or am I looking for something else. Thanks,
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Below the alternator in the front if the block is a threaded hole for the cable end. The cable first makes a stop at the frame then onto the block. Rear of #4 cylinder is grounded to firewall. Same size bolt as front ground IIRC.
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Originally posted by handsofstone handsofstone wrote:

Below the alternator in the front if the block is a threaded hole for the cable end. The cable first makes a stop at the frame then onto the block. Rear of #4 cylinder is grounded to firewall. Same size bolt as front ground IIRC.


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That's what I was looking for.Thank you do not see ground at rear of motor? I had it all h checked out in 2014 I though.
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I have to add a ground from the block to the frame on mine but here is where it bolts onto the front.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Bird Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13-June-2020 at 1:54AM
Best case, the ground runs to the block, frame grounds to the block, Body grounds to the block.
Original body ground should be at the rear of the block and run to the firewall on passenger side.
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^^ THIS^^
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IIRC there was a ground jumper from the right side engine mount bolt to the frame,


and another from the trans dip tube securing bolt to the firewall.


they usually end up in the pile of extra parts
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Bird Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13-June-2020 at 12:07PM
I had no body or frame grounds when i got my Thunderbird. Car was already on its second (dead) engine.
Went to AutoZone and got a couple short heavy cables with eyelets on the ends.
Black Jacketing makes them disappear. I think they were for lawn mowers, they still have these out on the shelves.
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the original ground jumpers i've seen were insulated black
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Got it out of storage shed. Found ground from block to fire wall,it to was toasted insulation fell right off the end.
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Block ground is likely bad, starter is grounding/trying to ground thru the body ground, which isn't very big...

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Replaced bat. ground wire. Order a 2g. it started right up. Going to replace all others as I locate. Thanks for all the help
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