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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: oakeedokee on November 15, 2006, 20:28:54

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: oakeedokee on November 15, 2006, 20:28:54

..one end of it is connected to the cylinder block just behind the rearmost exhaust manifold bolt on the passenger side, the other end is dangling in the wind. Where should it bolt on to? It's a 1989 3.5 Efi by the way.

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: davidlandy on November 15, 2006, 20:34:18

startermotor?

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: oakeedokee on November 15, 2006, 21:12:49

starter motor's working ok. I would imagine the bolt has come completely out of somewhere for this to become detached as it is fitted with a lug with a bolt hole through it.

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 16, 2006, 01:53:17

Funny one this, I think it's for the bonnet.

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: drmike on November 16, 2006, 15:37:02

Bulkhead somewhere as I recall. Held on by a captive not again as I recall.

I remember worrying about it when I replaced my V8. It obviously isn't all that important is it?

Mike

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: mike142sl on November 16, 2006, 17:05:08

Mine is connected to the bonnet hinge.

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: drmike on November 16, 2006, 17:35:52

So I think concensus is that it needs to earth to teh bulkhead!

Mike

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: oakeedokee on November 16, 2006, 18:39:22

:oops: :oops: being as the bonnet is leaning against the garage wall..... :oops:
in my defence, the bonnet has been off the vehicle for the last five months!
 Thanks guys.

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: DaveS on November 17, 2006, 09:50:51

I think bulkhead or bonnet hinge, one came off on mine caused it to cut out after starting. (There are two on the engine I think)

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: DaveS on November 17, 2006, 09:51:09

Oops I think I double posted sorry! :shock:

Title: where does this earth strap go?
Post by: richard_sephton on November 17, 2006, 22:18:37

it goes through a hole in  the bulk head near the bonnet hinge then onto the hinge bolt if it is the flat one with a plastic cover got no idea why tho