The engine gets it's ground through a braided strap between the bell housing
around the clutch slave bracket and the unused alpine crossmember bracket.
If this strap is still in place then you need to clean both ends to bare
metal and use star washers to ground it. Without this strap the engine uses
what-ever means it can to find a ground. When you hit the starter it is
trying to conduct 60-100+ amps of current. Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>
To: <RGGAMMA@aol.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: Where there is smoke there is ####
> Gunny (Smokin'),
>
> What you need to solve this problem is a good ground strap from the engine
> to the chassis. Without this, the current to the starter is having to take
> any route available. I would also check the hydraulic line to the clutch,
it
> probably carried the rest of the current and got hot too. You should find
a
> ground strap of some sort under the car between the transmission and the
> frame. Depending on what you find, either clean the connections and hook
it
> back up or also replace it with a similar piece. I have two separate
straps
> on mine, just to be double-sure, but one good one is all you really need.
>
> TTFN,
>
> Bob
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