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Old 04-17-2015, 05:42 PM
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Alright, So i have been working at this 1450 for about a year (pretty much 3 hours a weekend).


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Yesterday, i finally got it started up after the engine rebuild. Ran it for 15 min and re-tightend the head bolts.

But, heres the problem.

When i tried to start it again my Throttle cable began to glow red hot. So this leads me to believe i have a ground issue. Most likely i got too excited when i was paiting and didnt pay attention to the things that ground through touch.

However, before i go through and ensure all my items are well grounded. how does the engine ground? Should the oil pan and the area where they mount to the frame rail be clean metal? These are iso mounted.

Any help would be appreciated. I hate electrical.
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Old 04-17-2015, 05:45 PM
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In the link above you can see what is painted.

The starter is mounted bare metal to bare metal. However, i know the Coil is trying to push through too much paint. Got pretty hot as well, but i have good spark.
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Old 04-17-2015, 06:43 PM
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I like to run a ground straight from the battery to the starter.
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But, heres the problem.

When i tried to start it again my Throttle cable began to glow red hot. So this leads me to believe i have a ground issue. Most likely i got too excited when i was paiting and didnt pay attention to the things that ground through touch.
Any help would be appreciated. I hate electrical.
I don't know how that engine is supposed to be grounded but you are right, it is not grounded except through the throttle cable now. At least the throttle cable is carrying the current to the starter.
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On an iso mounted engine,you need a ground cable from the engine to the frame.
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there is supposed to be a ground cable going from the engine block to 1 of the bolts that hold the grille to the frame on the right side
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there is supposed to be a ground cable going from the engine block to 1 of the bolts that hold the grille to the frame on the right side
Yep, I believe it goes from one of the starter mount bolts to the right rear grille mount bolt. Sounds to me like it's missing
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Thank you for all the help. I will try it out this evening. I understand the grill method, but twith going stright to the battery.... do you just run wire from the mounting bolt to the NEG terminal on the batt?
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from the engine starter bolt to the negative battery post , it does need to be a cable, the same size as the battery cable
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