David, You said: <The two that you really have to worry about are the one in front on the frame > <inside by the left front wheel and the "big" ones near the battery, engine, starter.> You forgot one; the electrical compartment ground connection at the right rear frame member. Seasons Greetings DMC Joe DeLorean Help dmchelp@xxxx www.dmc.tv ----- Original Message ----- From: "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:19 AM Subject: [DML] Re: Grounds > I never made a list of ALL of the grounding points on the car. The two > that you really have to worry about are the one in front on the frame > inside by the left front wheel and the "big" ones near the battery, > engine, starter. As to how to prevent problems after cleaning, you > should inspect them "once in a while" and they could be coated with a > compound to keep moisture off them so as to prevent corrosion. I don't > really like to coat connections as it makes them harder to inspect and > also messier when you do have to clean them. Whenever you have the car > on a lift it is just one of the thngs to look at unless you are having > problems, then just clean them. Bad ground connections can have a way > of causing weird problems especially when more than one circuit is > grounded at the same point. In these cases a "back feed" from one > circuit into another can cause things that you could never think of! > All metal surfaces of the connecters and frame MUST be clean and > shinny and tight (no paint on the frame). > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Ed Garbade" <edgarbade@xxxx> wrote: > > Over the last few months I have been a member of this list, I keep > seeing > > reference to checking "all" the grounds. Great idea; however, are > these