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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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i have a 2001 trans am and i recentrly replace head gaskets... the thing is that car now starts and right after that it dies.. i think a placed or missed one ground wire on one of the heads... (fuel pump will not work) where in the heads are grounds placed and how many of them are there

or could vats be the problem????

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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 02:12 AM
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There should be a total of 3 grounds attached to the back of the cylinder heads. They are all on the drivers side. Two of them go to the bolt hole farthest to the drivers side
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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thanks for the hepl.. all grouds are connected.. thinks vats is the problem..
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