<VV> was: Vapor lock revisited now: engine ground

[NicolCS at aol.com]

As we all know, an EM ground strap has a battery terminal at one end, a  hole 
about 3/4 down, and another hole at the end.  The mid-way hole goes to  the 
body and the end hole goes to the generator - according to figure 8-68 on  page 
8-40 of the '61 manual.  If it's loose = no engine ground.  I  have seen 
cases where the soldered/braided end was replaced by a crimped-on  lug.  It would 
sure make more sense to me if this end were connected to the  cylinder head as 
it is in lates. That would seem to be a better current  path.  I looked in 
the '64 supplement to see if GM documented any changes  but I didn't see any. EM 
experts: time to chime in!  Is the end of the  ground cable connected to the 
generator in all earlies?
Craig (curious) Nicol
 
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> ... and the nicely grounded generator and engine  block are grounded to???- 
> (drum roll): The battery, through the  previously loose ground strap.  No 
> ground strap = no high current  path to the battery.
>  C. Nicol
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But  he said:

the grounding strap had been attached to the 
generator  frame...and that turned out to be the culprit..the connecting 
spade 
was  
loose and turned very easily from side to  side...
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Connecting  spade??   that's a wire terminal....crimped......usually attached 
 
to the 1/4-20 screw on the generator body....

The Bat NEG  strap  on an early is soldered at the bolt holes...AFAIR
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