"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:406E0A21.43ACD639@sympatico.ca...
> Holy crap!
>
> Man you are some lucky, that ground strap is the main one for the body.
> It controls the lights and the ignition computer.
>
> Your body tub was stealing ground from somewhere else which can happen,
> but normally when that strap goes, the engine dies and you have no
> headlights. I have seen gear shifts and gas pedal cables be the
> conductor... Also 2 way radios or stereos depending on their wiring.
>
> That strap is supposed to go on the last head bolt, but if you have a
> good connection on the manifold, just leave it.
>
> That might be all the trouble.
>
> Mike
>
Guys, thanks a lot. Everything is fine now. This ground strap was a
problem.

 

"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4n3pf$m0n$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:406E0A21.43ACD639@sympatico.ca...
> > Holy crap!
> >
> > Man you are some lucky, that ground strap is the main one for the body.
> > It controls the lights and the ignition computer.
> >
> > Your body tub was stealing ground from somewhere else which can happen,
> > but normally when that strap goes, the engine dies and you have no
> > headlights. I have seen gear shifts and gas pedal cables be the
> > conductor... Also 2 way radios or stereos depending on their wiring.
> >
> > That strap is supposed to go on the last head bolt, but if you have a
> > good connection on the manifold, just leave it.
> >
> > That might be all the trouble.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> Guys, thanks a lot. Everything is fine now. This ground strap was a
> problem.
>
>
Something else is bad. It happened again... I don't know what else to do.

 

"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4n3pf$m0n$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:406E0A21.43ACD639@sympatico.ca...
> > Holy crap!
> >
> > Man you are some lucky, that ground strap is the main one for the body.
> > It controls the lights and the ignition computer.
> >
> > Your body tub was stealing ground from somewhere else which can happen,
> > but normally when that strap goes, the engine dies and you have no
> > headlights. I have seen gear shifts and gas pedal cables be the
> > conductor... Also 2 way radios or stereos depending on their wiring.
> >
> > That strap is supposed to go on the last head bolt, but if you have a
> > good connection on the manifold, just leave it.
> >
> > That might be all the trouble.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> Guys, thanks a lot. Everything is fine now. This ground strap was a
> problem.
>
>
Something else is bad. It happened again... I don't know what else to do.

 

"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4n3pf$m0n$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:406E0A21.43ACD639@sympatico.ca...
> > Holy crap!
> >
> > Man you are some lucky, that ground strap is the main one for the body.
> > It controls the lights and the ignition computer.
> >
> > Your body tub was stealing ground from somewhere else which can happen,
> > but normally when that strap goes, the engine dies and you have no
> > headlights. I have seen gear shifts and gas pedal cables be the
> > conductor... Also 2 way radios or stereos depending on their wiring.
> >
> > That strap is supposed to go on the last head bolt, but if you have a
> > good connection on the manifold, just leave it.
> >
> > That might be all the trouble.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> Guys, thanks a lot. Everything is fine now. This ground strap was a
> problem.
>
>
Something else is bad. It happened again... I don't know what else to do.

 

"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4n3pf$m0n$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:406E0A21.43ACD639@sympatico.ca...
> > Holy crap!
> >
> > Man you are some lucky, that ground strap is the main one for the body.
> > It controls the lights and the ignition computer.
> >
> > Your body tub was stealing ground from somewhere else which can happen,
> > but normally when that strap goes, the engine dies and you have no
> > headlights. I have seen gear shifts and gas pedal cables be the
> > conductor... Also 2 way radios or stereos depending on their wiring.
> >
> > That strap is supposed to go on the last head bolt, but if you have a
> > good connection on the manifold, just leave it.
> >
> > That might be all the trouble.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> Guys, thanks a lot. Everything is fine now. This ground strap was a
> problem.
>
>
Something else is bad. It happened again... I don't know what else to do.

 

I found a culpret on my mom's old Grand Marquis, might be
applicable. Seems the alternator connection was a little
corroded and that was causing some AC on the voltage. Removed
the connectors, cleaned them, and put them back. Probem went
away.

--
DougW

 

I found a culpret on my mom's old Grand Marquis, might be
applicable. Seems the alternator connection was a little
corroded and that was causing some AC on the voltage. Removed
the connectors, cleaned them, and put them back. Probem went
away.

--
DougW

 

I found a culpret on my mom's old Grand Marquis, might be
applicable. Seems the alternator connection was a little
corroded and that was causing some AC on the voltage. Removed
the connectors, cleaned them, and put them back. Probem went
away.

--
DougW

 

I found a culpret on my mom's old Grand Marquis, might be
applicable. Seems the alternator connection was a little
corroded and that was causing some AC on the voltage. Removed
the connectors, cleaned them, and put them back. Probem went
away.

--
DougW