Can sharing a ground wire cause this?
04-12-2005, 10:28 AM
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Can sharing a ground wire cause this? I recently installed LS1 fans, PCM harness, and a manual switch. I used the same ground wire(traction control) that I used to ground the LED wire that shows when my meth system sprays. My battery has been dead the last 2 mornings and my meth tank is almost completely empty. Can sharing the ground wire allow my meth system to just turn on in the middle of the night, draining the battery and using all the meth?
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04-12-2005, 01:26 PM
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Depending on how the other components are wired, I'd say quite possibly. If there is any way for electricity to flow 'backwards' thru the ground, up thru the other systems then it could open the solenoid enough to do that. Without looking at the wiring (or diagram) it's hard to say. Disconnect the switch for the meth system for a day or two and see what happens.
04-13-2005, 12:56 AM
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Depending on how the other components are wired, I'd say quite possibly. If there is any way for electricity to flow 'backwards' thru the ground, up thru the other systems then it could open the solenoid enough to do that. Without looking at the wiring (or diagram) it's hard to say. Disconnect the switch for the meth system for a day or two and see what happens.
I would do that. Unless the Ground is bad, Electricity usually can't flow backwards like this. Only a floating ground could cause something like this to happen. But it usally doesn't allow enough current to pass to let it work.
