Re: [DML] grounds

["Matt Spittle" <supermatty@xxxxxxx>]

Having some experience with the DeLorean grounds, I can say that
there's been 2 places I've modified the factory wiring.  

The first instance is where the ground braid connects from the block
to the frame.  If your motor mounts are rusty, this could be making a
very poor connection.  If this connection gets bad, your starter will
find a ground through the shifter cable and melt the hell out of it to
the point where you cannot shift gears.



It doesn't make sense to me that the starter, the part of the car that
uses the MOST current out of anything else, should be connected from
the block, to the frame, to the battery.  So to make it "better," I
ran a 0-gauge wire directly from the battery to one of the
transmission mount bolts.  This provides a very direct path to ground
for the starter, and eliminates the junction between the battery
ground and the frame, as well as the junction between the said ground
braid and engine block, and leaves you with 1 short wire that's easy
to look after.  

The other ground I modified was the alternator ground.  If your upper
alternator mount is rusty, this will also make a very poor connection.
 If you're like me, maybe you powdercoated or painted this bracket to
detail the engine compartment.  It will likely not be making much of a
connection at all.  To fix this, I ran a new 0-gauge ground wire from
the alternator housing to the engine block (could bolt it to the RH
valve cover if you like).  0-gauge may be overkill, but I have an 180
amp alternator, so maybe not.  Plus, it happened to be the only
"thick" wire I had available at the time.  

Matt
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