Andy, The ground strap for the Battery goes from the battery compartment to the trailing arm bushing bolt on passenger side (not the trailing arm bolt itself). You'll have to remove the Trailing Arm sheild to see it. The ground straps in the front will be a bunch of black wires going to one lug that I believe is bolted to the front crumple tube section on the drivers side. Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote: > Hey guys, > > for the last two weeks i've had a recurring problem - > every now and then while i am driving my voltage would drop a couple of volts > for no apparent reason, then it would come back up on it's own after a few > seconds. also it will cause the battery light to flicker when i hit higher > RPM's such as during a quick acceleration. but then it would behave normally > when i am at 'normal' driving conditions. also, i have never had a problem > with the battery dying on me while i drive, however it only takes about 2-3 > hours to kill it enough to not to start the car if you leave the doors open. > > anyway, the problem was kind of troublesome before but it didn't worry me too > much because it always returned to normal after awhile. however, today on my > way home from work the voltage was down to about 10 volts (just above the > first numbered tick) with my battery light either on or flickering for most > of my 10 mile trip home, which was scary because i was afraid i would have to > get a tow home!!!! > > anyone have any idea on what to do or check out? i don't know the first > thing in troubleshooting this problem, but i can follow anyone's directions > or ideas. someone suggested checking the front ground strap - where is that > located? i checked the parts manual and it was quite ambiguous as to the > "front ground strap". > > FWIW, my battery is a couple of years old i believe (haven't brought it in to > get checked out yet) and i replaced the alternator belt this spring and it is > good and tight. also, the previous owner of my car replaced it with the 130 > amp (i think that's what it is??) upgrade about a year and a half ago. ALSO, > is it true that one of the battery straps is on the right rear trailing arm > bolt? i think i read that somewhere. my car makes a 'clunk' when i make > turns sometimes (and i had the drive shafts lubed last week) but i haven't > had time to investigate it fully (body-chassis bolts and trailing arm bolts). > could this be a contributing factor? > > thanks a lot! > Andy > > Soma576@xxxx > 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 > Fargo, ND 58102 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]