Grounding is important, and there is no way to see where those
electrons are going, or not going. I had one 2-ton truck that had
worked around alkali dust. There was not a good ground in that thing
from one end to the other. Every piece of metal in the chassis and
frame was corroded/insulated
Thanks. I'm hoping for more of a regular start spin and have replacement
cables. Will get them on asap. Truck drives okay and has new tires on it
(for the moment. They are wide whitewalls, stock size - will likely trade
for later eight lugs that will fit. Want more tire than that and they are
Yes Mike ;
That's prolly it ~ the battery ground cable needs to be connected
directly to the engine block or tranny case and BOTH cables must be
# 1 guage or better , this means as thick around as your thumb .
scrape or wire brush the place the cable attaches untill it's shiny
clean and
