[Roadsters] Brake lights and Right directional

[Pete Peters]

Here's the "big ground to frame" that folks refer to:

http://www.shiftco.com/features/zippy/images/ground.jpg

I used a 14-inch braided strap from Summit Racing when I discovered that
strap missing on my '66:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tay-148014


 
Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: Datsun-roadsters [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Paul Bauman
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 7:24 PM
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Brake lights and Right directional

I'm with Gordon on this one. Ground the daylights out of the car. I have
ground straps going from the battery to the engine block, and from the
battery to the starter. I have had accelerator cables spot welded internally
by having the starter use it for a return to ground. 
Roadsters can't be too cool, too fast or too grounded.

Paul Bauman
67 1600
Westminster, CA



On 06/28/2014 04:08 PM, Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> I did the same thing years ago - failed to hook up the big ground to 
> the frame. It wound up frying the voltage regulator (twice) before I 
> figured it out. It also melted the housing on the throttle cable 
> because it tried to ground through that, too.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Datsun-roadsters 
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gene at 
> Scotia Lockup
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 7:52 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Roadsters] Brake lights and Right directional
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions,
>
> I think I needed to be more specific so here goes:
>
> My car is an early 1969 2000 (SRL311-07183), with a single row of fuses.
>
> All the lights were working properly before I removed the engine and 
> transmission.
>
> After I reinstalled the motor and trans I didn't tighten the ground 
> from the frame to the starter and found that caused the hard starting 
> problem, it was acting as if the battery was almost dead. It acts as 
> if something shorted out but there are no blown fuses and if the 
> ground was bad it couldn't have shorted. I do need to add the reverse 
> lights are not working as well so I will be testing that switch as well.
>
> I hope this additional info helps.
>
> Thanks again
>
>   
>
> Gene
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