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goodnigh - 17 Jun 2007 01:17 GMT

Just purchase a set of battery cables designed
for my '71 Grande. The new cables have only one
ground wire going from the battery to the engine block.
The old ground cable also has two other wires connecting
to the frame/chassis. Is an additional ground to the chassis
needed?

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vince garcia - 17 Jun 2007 10:58 GMT

> Just purchase a set of battery cables designed
> for my '71 Grande. The new cables have only one
> ground wire going from the battery to the engine block.
> The old ground cable also has two other wires connecting
> to the frame/chassis. Is an additional ground to the chassis
> needed?

nope

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Big Al - 17 Jun 2007 16:20 GMT

> > Just purchase a set of battery cables designed
> > for my '71 Grande. The new cables have only one
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>
> nope

Wonderful! Sure it's needed. Do you think Ford was just throwing money away
when they built it?

Just ground the engine block to the chassis with a separate cable.

Al

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goodnigh - 17 Jun 2007 18:50 GMT

>> > Just purchase a set of battery cables designed
>> > for my '71 Grande. The new cables have only one
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>
> Just ground the engine block to the chassis with a separate cable.

The wire assembly I just bought has only one cable. Part number 'cable
14301' and
it only goes to the engine block. There are no other wires attached to it.
The cable I am removing has two additional wires (~ 12 g) but there is no
guarantee
the cable is an original part. One wire goes to the body where the quarter
panel is attached
and the other to the frame where the radiator is attached. The 1971 Ford
wiring manual shows
only one wire going to the engine block. Part number 14301. It probably
would not hurt to
ground the chassis and the frame to the battery but that is not what the
original diagram indicates.

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vince garcia - 18 Jun 2007 12:46 GMT

> > > Just purchase a set of battery cables designed
> > > for my '71 Grande. The new cables have only one
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>
> Al

You are totally right! After re-reading it, I am ashamed to say I
misunderstood what he was asking. (Not geting enough sleep, i guess!)

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Hairy - 17 Jun 2007 16:22 GMT

Yes.

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goodnigh - 17 Jun 2007 19:43 GMT

>> Just purchase a set of battery cables designed
>> for my '71 Grande. The new cables have only one
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>
> Yes.

Just checked the new ground cable and two thirds of the way
down the cable is a bracket attached to bare cable for mounting
to the chassis. Problem solved.

Thanks for everyone's advice.

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