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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 11:08 AM
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Ground question

Where is the frame to body ground on a 61 f100?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 12:08 PM
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My 65' is completely apart there were no grounds attached anywhere independent of what may be in a wiring harness and the main battery to engine ground. Everything did work before I took it apart.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 12:38 PM
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Ground the engine to the frame and to the cab and you're done.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 01:47 PM
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I welded a stud to my frame in two places. 1 directly under the battery for the negative cable and 1 at the rear of the block below the heater core for my body and engine ground straps.


 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 03:06 PM
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Also, do these trucks have a fuse board?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 03:46 PM
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Under the dash attached to the lighting switch.

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Old Feb 10, 2022 | 05:41 AM
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I have the battery, engine and core support grounded directly to the frame, the firewall is grounded to the engine.


 
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Old Feb 11, 2022 | 04:16 PM
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I have grounds from; battery to block battery to core support, frame to block, firewall to block dashboard instrument panel to firewall, where it goes to block. Hood to fender to frame, bed to frame... I think that's it. Kind of overkill but I got a deal on a spool of braided copper wire on Amazon.
 
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