ground wire on hood
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 624
Likes: 2
From: FL
ground wire on hood
there is a braided ground wire connecting the bottom of the hood on the passenger side to somewhere in the engine compartment. mine is snapped clean off. been that way for a while..
what is this ground for? is it necessary to replace?
thanks in advance for your replies
what is this ground for? is it necessary to replace?
thanks in advance for your replies
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 624
Likes: 2
From: FL
could this ground have anything to do with am radio noise suppression?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,385
Likes: 1
From: Mercer County, OH
Due to the motion of air across the top of the hood, static electricity can build up to the point where it will actually attract lightning. The ground strap is used to dissapate the static charge so your truch does not become a lightning magnet.
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 624
Likes: 2
From: FL
i wouldn't want to play against you in balderdash.. lol
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 624
Likes: 2
From: FL
hood for the ECM?
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 624
Likes: 2
From: FL
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,726
Likes: 10
From: down south
Cant speak to the truck, might be for a light that was never installed. On aircraft all of the control surfaces are grounded to the frame. static electricity will build up on the surface and then discharge through the bearings for that surface creating a mini arc welding effect.
Cant see this happening on truck though, so ground for non installed underhood light(edit: meaning I am guessing for hood light grounding purposes). I cannot believe that the hood is not grounded enough through the springs to discharge any static built up from the nominal air velocity across the hood.
Cant see this happening on truck though, so ground for non installed underhood light(edit: meaning I am guessing for hood light grounding purposes). I cannot believe that the hood is not grounded enough through the springs to discharge any static built up from the nominal air velocity across the hood.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,385
Likes: 1
From: Mercer County, OH
Hmmm... I was actually kind of close.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,726
Likes: 10
From: down south
You can buy them almost anywhere, auto part stores, radio shack, etc. If you really wanted to be cheap you could take a piece of wire and screw it into each side and it would do the same thing. But honestly I wouldnt worry about it.
Postmaster
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,432
Likes: 7
I might add, and this is just theoretical, but having all the body panels properly grounded can affect corrosion. While in theory everything should be covered with paint, if the hood and the rest of the car have slightly different electrical charges, you could get galvanization in the hinges where they meet. Perhaps having the strap can provide an easier cleaner path for charges to disperse. Just theory, and maybe it makes no difference whatsoever. I wouldn't worry about it.