head to firewall ground strap

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

And have you ever owned a vehicle that builds up static? We had a minivan
that did, and it was a big pain. As if I need any excuse for a bad hair
day..
Cathy

On 2:43 pm 09/04/06 "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> No such thing as too many grounds.
> I am not positive but I would wager a halfassed guess that you don't
> have good continuity with the hood being that there is grease and
> other contaminates (paint) that prevent a good flow of electrons.
> Also since there is a good deal of air friction across the top of the
> hood you want to make sure that you are discharging any static that
> builds up.  For the head... well you have a gasket, and other things
> that are seperating the head from the rest of the engine and although
> there are bolts and such that go through, the grounding strap on the
> head helps this... also the return path for the spark plugs may
> require additional grounding via the head.
>
> I would say in both cases the ground straps are very important if for
> nothing else EMI.
>
> Chris
>
> On 9/4/06, Koabi Brooks <koabi@seeohdee.com> wrote:
> >  What does the ground-strap between the head and the firewall (on
> >  the coil bracket usually) provide ground for?
> >
> >  While we are at it, what about the one between the body and the
> > hood?
> >  Thanks,
> >  koabi
> >
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