Re: [DML] Help! Wire next to fuel filler neck! DMC Joe?

["Tom Niemczewski" <tomcio@xxxx>]

Hi,
You're right, that wire is suppose to be connected to one of those three
bolts. It is a ground wire that prevents sparks when you fill up your car.
Without it a spark could jump between the fuel filler neck on your car and
the tip of a fueling gun at a gas station. It is a VERY good idea to clean
that wire and attach it where it should be.

Hope this helps,
Tom Niemczewski
tomcio@xxxx
vin 6298

----- Original Message -----
From: Stian Birkeland <dmc_norway@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 9:20 PM
Subject: [DML] Help! Wire next to fuel filler neck! DMC Joe?


>
> Ok, here's what happened...I decided to change the 3 bolts holding the
fuel
> filler neck. I did that, then suddenly discovered a wire hanging loose in
> the fuel filler "compartment" when I checked the clutch fluid level.
>
> At the same time I discovered that the 3 bolts I had just replaced did
have
> a nut on each, holding the bolt from the bottom up.
>
> Well, one of the bolts did not have this nut. I looked under the car and
> sure enough, there was the missing nut! I believe that the loose wire is
> suppose to be between the bolt and the nut. Is this correct?
>
> I can't find anything in the Manuals? So what does this wire do? It has an
> "O" fastener on the end (To be threaded onto a bolt), so I suspect that is
> is a ground wire? I believe the wire is black... Where is it supposed to
be
> connected...
>
> Please help!
> DMC Joe?
>
> Best wishes
> Stian Birkeland
> Norway
>
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