Passenger Side Engine Ground Fix Needed
03-07-2015, 04:57 PM
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Passenger Side Engine Ground Fix Needed I am in the process of doing a heads and cam swap.
I had to lift my engine a couple inches on the passenger side to get the header out. I usually just unbolt the 3 bolts that bolt the mount to the block to do this. When I went to do this today I could not get the ground stud apart. This was even with a pipe on a box end wrench on the stud and a pipe on my ratchet on the nut! After about an hour I finally gave up and just cut the eyelet off the heavy black ground wire just so I could get the stud out. I have no idea why it was so tight. I just had it apart not real long ago when I put the headers in.
Has anyone replaced the ground on the passenger side motor mount? It would be great if I could move it somewhere more convenient so I did not have to fight it every time I take need to take the headers out (which is hopefully not too often!)
I had to lift my engine a couple inches on the passenger side to get the header out. I usually just unbolt the 3 bolts that bolt the mount to the block to do this. When I went to do this today I could not get the ground stud apart. This was even with a pipe on a box end wrench on the stud and a pipe on my ratchet on the nut! After about an hour I finally gave up and just cut the eyelet off the heavy black ground wire just so I could get the stud out. I have no idea why it was so tight. I just had it apart not real long ago when I put the headers in.
Has anyone replaced the ground on the passenger side motor mount? It would be great if I could move it somewhere more convenient so I did not have to fight it every time I take need to take the headers out (which is hopefully not too often!)
03-08-2015, 05:58 PM
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So after looking a little more today, it looks like it was the negative battery cable I cut the end off of.
http://shbox.com/1/battery_cable_ground.jpg
Anyone ever change their negative battery cable from the stock location at the engine mount?
http://shbox.com/1/battery_cable_ground.jpg
Anyone ever change their negative battery cable from the stock location at the engine mount?
03-08-2015, 10:54 PM
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U need a clean contact at each end of cable. But u need a connection from the engine block to the chasis and one or the other to the batt negative.
Heres one from ORiellys specific to your camaro: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...d=ground+strap
And NAPA has a nice one but more expensive:http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...116_0144566658
Or u could just get some heavy gauge (#10 or larger) multistrand strand from HomeDepot (doesnt need to even be insulated) and a crimp on each end to land it where u want. But if one end needs to connect to the batt then u need a batt terminal connector on one end: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...rd=ground+wire
I guess what im saying dont let your engine block "float" without a ground strap. This forces currents grounded to the block to flow through the u-jounts that rotate to the batt - talk 'bout some crazy electrical problems.
Hope this helps ya.
Heres one from ORiellys specific to your camaro: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...d=ground+strap
And NAPA has a nice one but more expensive:http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...116_0144566658
Or u could just get some heavy gauge (#10 or larger) multistrand strand from HomeDepot (doesnt need to even be insulated) and a crimp on each end to land it where u want. But if one end needs to connect to the batt then u need a batt terminal connector on one end: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...rd=ground+wire
I guess what im saying dont let your engine block "float" without a ground strap. This forces currents grounded to the block to flow through the u-jounts that rotate to the batt - talk 'bout some crazy electrical problems.
Hope this helps ya.