RiceRocket

The negative battery terminal is the black wire right?


you can start laughing now

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SaturnGuru18

lol yeah it is

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I should hope so otherwise I got everything backwards.

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RiceRocket

Maybe it isn't and that's whats causing all your problems....

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lol...maybe u got one of those BASS AKWARDS batteries brandon...

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RiceRocket

Well since we're on this topic....is that connection from the battery to the block on the right side under the intake tube a ground point?

I just want to get this all straight before putting in that a/f gauge.

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Bob

RR,

You'll have a large cable running direct from the neg post to the block to ensure that the starter can get the high amperage it needs while cranking. You'll also find a smaller cable from the neg post that grounds out the chassis to provide a return path for lights, gauges, PCM, etc.....

Years ago, cars used to just have the neg cable bolted to the block and then you'd have a small (usually flat braided) line going from the back of the block to the firewall. If this was inadvertenly removed, then all kinds of intermittant elec problems would arise so the manufacturers have since provided the dedicated neg post to chassis connection (plus....you gotts make sure you have enough juice going to the cockpit to power those 900 watt sub woofers)

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RiceRocket

Ok, so its cool to hook the gauge to that post as a ground right?

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Ssicarman

You can hook up to that as a ground with no problem. You can also hook up to virtually any metal point on the inside of the car. Pretty well all of the bracing/brackets on the interior of the car can be ground points. The brackets around the center console make good ground points as do the ones around the steering colum area.

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