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Offline avengedslayer

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Earth strap
« on: 16 January 2010, 17:05 »
my earth strap from the coil to the engine has worn off and is now not connected, should the car no longer run? as iv been driving it like this?  :smiley:
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Offline Andy-H

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Re: Earth strap
« Reply #1 on: 16 January 2010, 17:18 »
Mine was broken and I'm not sure how long for but it ran OK  :smiley:

I did change it as soon as I found it though  :wink:
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Re: Earth strap
« Reply #2 on: 16 January 2010, 17:21 »
yeah will be getting one next week  :smiley:
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Offline axewielder

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Re: Earth strap
« Reply #3 on: 16 January 2010, 18:19 »
mine didnt have one when i got it so i made up my own but made no difference, it should be earthed through the mounting bolts anyway, you can check with a multimeter
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