i know the tranny case is byt eh little bracket but what baout the block?is it normally grounded because it is mated to the tranny?i had my motor and tyranny powdercoated and cant start the car.seems like voltage porb.would the coating keep the car from starting.it cranks but not enough.

 

well the engine needs to be grounded, not just the block
its located on the front of the valve cover, and connects above the air conditioning compressor on the frame.


[Modified by KAMiN, 4:38 PM 11/7/2002]

 

If you don't ground the block, Current has no way of leaving the Starter and going back to the Battery.. In other words, you'll have an Open Starter and think that your problem is the Starter..

So if I were, I'd ground the engine block. But it's up to you..

 

the starter cranks.the area where it is mounted has no paint.im just wondering if the case since it mates up to the block if it gorunds it in any way?anyone else have any ideas?

 

Where it mounts must be clean, yes, but that's not the end of it. The current leaves the battery through the red wire, goes to the starter, then must make it's way back to the battery. How is that accomplished? It's very important to have a big fat wire connecting the block to either the chassis or the battery negative. If you don't, the hundreds of amps will flow back in ANY ground, including little ones. If this happens, tons of smoke will result, and possibly a fried ECU.

 

well in my car for instance,there is a small tranny bracket that gets ground wire form the battery.where that bracket is attaced i have removed the powdercoating so that is grounded against the case.should i try to run another ground attahcd to the starter and going back to chassis ground?

 

how much did cost you to get you engine powdercoated???

 

well everything i had done came out to almost 900.block, tranny,alternator various brackets,bolts etc.


[Modified by civbeater90, 12:16 AM 11/9/2002]