nismothunder Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 My truck has the same ground I will look tommaro to see if its vital.And I wish my frame looked like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorBill Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 My truck has the same ground I will look tommaro to see if its vital.And I wish my frame looked like that. I finally got out my flashlight and followed that flexible metal grounding strap. The other end is screwed onto the body ! How strange ! The body is bolted to the frame. Why connect the two with a flexible metal strap ? Seems redundant to the N'th degree ! Maybe Nissan was anticipating their rust-out problem....... DoctorBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlowReliable Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I finally got out my flashlight and followed that flexible metal grounding strap. The other end is screwed onto the body ! How strange ! The body is bolted to the frame. Why connect the two with a flexible metal strap ? Seems redundant to the N'th degree ! Maybe Nissan was anticipating their rust-out problem....... DoctorBill Actually, the body has rubber spacers/pads in between the body mounts and the body, the only way they would connect is if one of the bolts touched an edge, because even the captives don't direclty touch both, unless inside the pilot hole they touch side... Probably just to make the frame and body both groundable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorBill Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Actually, the body has rubber spacers/pads in between the body mounts and the body, the only way they would connect is if one of the bolts touched an edge, because even the captives don't direclty touch both, unless inside the pilot hole they touch side... Probably just to make the frame and body both groundable... I am now wondering if this lack of a working Body - Frame ground isn't the reason my Tachometer goes nuts most of the time ? Is the Tach grounded to the Body inside the cab and thus not getting a good signal or a screwie signal ? A thought. DoctorBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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