mrdieseldude

I remember reading 6 or 7 months ago about 4 grounding points that should always be checked. I searched, but I cannot find this post. Does anybody know which these are? I am now just getting time to get my '88 A/T dialed in a bit and I want to start with the "known" problems that can create a lot of headache.

Thanks in advance.

PS - may have been more or less, but something like four trouble spots.

Stromius

Try this post in the 'sticky' for the forum: https://rennlist.com/forums/2220328-post33.html

Jeff928S4

I did all my ground points a little while back....

Below are all the pics I saved/took...













From my car....

Under big pin connector



In front of radiator



On passenger side strut



Above fuse panel



Driver-side strut



Rear Hatch area

Stromius

Wow great pics ^^^^

Mods can we amend post: https://rennlist.com/forums/2220328-post33.html

mrdieseldude

Thanks gents... that is GREAT!. Man, I sure miscounted... they be a lot mo' dan fo . I better get my meter and get busy. Talk to you in a week!

Landseer

Very good pictures!

Wiper motor and coil grounds are for radio noise suppression.
There is a ground for the antenna amp way up under the right dash near the windshield., above the glove compartment box.

I think there is also a ground for antilock brakes beneath drivers side inner fender liner (true for 84 thru 86 and I believe later cars too)

There are some ground splices deep within the engine harness itself.

redpathtribe

Awesome, thanks for the pictures! This is almost as good as one of the tech sessions I was hoping they'd have at Sharktoberfest!

Hilton

Handy picitures.

It does seem you're missing a pic of the XII ground, and that the main engine ground strap is mis-labelled as XI.

XII and XI are the grounds for the ABS/PSD, front brake pad wear sensors, and RDK (tire pressure). Jeff's got a picture of XI - the "passenger-side strut" one, and XII is on the aft of the strut tower housing on the other side of the car.

Jeff's photo shows two connectors in it as his '88 didn't have RDK from factory - RDK cars have three plugs in that grounded barrel connector (which is 89MY for RoW, and I believe 1990 for North American cars).

Leon Speed

Nice pics, thanks.

Randy V

Busted, dieseldude. Read the rest while yer at it.



(updated with link to Jeff's pics)

TRA

This excellent thread seems to have a few missing photos. Anyone have those handy to post? It would be a great help for me.

Thank you.

Richards 928

What a great thread - makes maintenance paint-by-numbers easy!

Thx for the pics!

rbrtmchl

First let me say that I did not take these pictures, but I saved them from an old thread.

MP II:

rbrtmchl

MP V:

rbrtmchl

MP VI: