This is one of the main grounds of the car. You are right, it connects to the frame underneath the coolant bottle. I found this connection to be very loose and corroded on my car where it bolts through the firewall. My solution was to rip out that bolt, pull the black connector out through the hole into the engine bay (the part that was originally inside of the car), and then use a stronger connector to join the two ground wires. The type I chose looks like a hollow brass cylinder with 2 screws in it. This makes the bare wires a little less exposed. Additionally, while you're in there, you'll notice there's 3 brown wires that connect to the main HOT for the car, bolted to the pontoon on your right. These were also very loose and corroded on my car. My fix here was to take those 3 brown wires, strip off the ends, and place all 3 of them in a single 4 gauge ring connector (they'll fit!) sealed with heatshrink tubing. Sometimes I'd really like to get ahold of the person who wired my car. There's many places on the car where a whole bunch of wires go to the same exact place. Rather than wire them all together and use a single connector, they left them all separate, with 3 to 5 separate connectors. It's my opinion that you should try to minimize the number of connections which are joined by only mechanical means (i.e., quick disconnect-type terminals). Use solder wherever possible. Simplicity is key! Matt #1604 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, John Podlewski <john_podlewski@xxxx> wrote: > In the engine bay, while I was back there working on`the blinkers behind the ignition coil. I noticed under all the different color plugs, and to the right of the coil, there is a BLACK WIRE which looks like a ground wire. > Well when the wire is moved the slightest the engine dies @ idle. > It comes out of the firewall along the right side of the engine and looks like it goes somewhere under the coolant bottle. Seems to be an easy diagnosis but before I start replacing it, what it go to??? Part # etc... etc... > Any suggestions, or anyone ever seen this problem before? > One electrical problem followed by another or maybe another! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/