Tried to start car this morning, cranked twice, made a clunk and then I lost all power! Spent like 45 mins tring to work out what was going on! Turns out the car had no earth and was caused solely by one stupid little connection! For some reason the connection decided it wasn't going to conduct power anymore! Anyway fixed the problem and I have provided pics to location should anyone else find themselves in this situation! :beer
Here's where it connects
Close up
Stupid original connection causing me all the trouble!
I just cut another one out of a dead Magna I had at the time! That's been long since replaced again with the new engine.
I used a test light to see where it had power. Like the bottom picture shows, power either side, just not on the connector. Replaced the connector and earth again = running Staz! :D
That hasnt only happen to me once, but 3 F^ckin times
after the first time I didnt remember it and near ripped
my hair out, then the same thing again, only the last
time I made like the PRO and just smacked the conector
with a hammer (Showed That Be-atshe whos boss)
Clean the wire. Brush Bicarb soda onto it, should dissolve and clean stuff. Wash off with water. Or use a wire brush all around it. Clean the connector as well, wire brush all over.
Or, buy a grounding kit, I got a cheap 5 wire kit with battery mounting bracket for $20 something delivered on ebay and installed 3 additional earths.
My starter motor used to click somtimes instead of actually turning over, never happened again since.
Powerplant: Chipped stock ECU, 2044cc, 8.5:1, head intake enlarged and polished, exhaust manifold enlarged,
Balance-shafts eliminated, Intercooled, TC06 @ 10psi, 2.5" high flow exhaust system and dump pipe.