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Sep 22, 2015 | 12:46 PM

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Ground strap

1985 F150 302 EFI - I've got a ground strap mounted high on the firewall (passenger side) out of reach of anything (it's about 10 inches long). What is it supposed to be connected to?

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Sep 22, 2015 | 12:58 PM

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<p>The engine, generally the intake manifold.</p>

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Sep 22, 2015 | 01:09 PM

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You have always been right in your answers! But, am I to run a line from the ground strap to the engine manifold? It hardly makes sense they'd give me a 10 inch ground strap, locate it high on the passenger side firewall, and then have me need to run a line to it so it can reach the engine. Get my drift?

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Sep 22, 2015 | 01:16 PM

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<p>Oh oh oh oh... I'll bet it's to the hood..... it's a different ground strap than the one for engine to firewall....</p>

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Sep 22, 2015 | 01:43 PM

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Yes. That's what I thought too. But why to the hood from the firewall?

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Sep 22, 2015 | 01:45 PM

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<p>The hood is a ground plane for the radio antenna.</p>

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k. Thanks!!

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