Re: [DML] Re: Grounds

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

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