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Earthing straps ford Probe

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:34 pm
by Tott61
Ford Probe
16v
1994

Can you tell me where the main earthing strap is.

Thanks

Re: Earthing straps ford Probe

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:09 pm
by jrh
There are hundreds of 'earth' points but the main one will be from the battery terminal to body , just follow it.

Re: Earthing straps ford Probe

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:48 pm
by Tott61
Thanks
I thought there was a earth from the engine block to the chassis

Re: Earthing straps ford Probe

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:31 pm
by Kit
There’s two main earths , that go the ‘drive train’

On the off side, there’s a 6mm black cable, that runs from the car’s body to the engine mounting bolt.
On the near side there’s a 10mm cable that runs from the Earth bar by the battery, to the engine/gear box bell housing.

If you think you have a ‘weak spark’, or slow starter motor.
You can run an additional Earth cable of suitable size, from the Earth bar, to engine/gearbox.

First of all make sure the terminals on the battery are clean & tight

Kit