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Offline russ-vdub

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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #10 on: 12 March 2008, 16:59 »
hmm i know my rocker cover dont have an earth on it, hasnt had one since i owned the car. also my inlet is not earthed either for some unknown reason. right so if there are no earths wires floating around i have nothin to worry about? or do i?

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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #11 on: 12 March 2008, 17:02 »
Isn't yours a 16V motor? 

Possibly running K-Jet mechanical injection?
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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #12 on: 12 March 2008, 17:09 »
nah digi 8v all the way

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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #13 on: 12 March 2008, 21:37 »
right, iv had the rocker powder coated, so shall i , where the earth is supposed to go, grind it down to bare metal?

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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #14 on: 12 March 2008, 23:20 »
hmm i know my rocker cover dont have an earth on it, hasnt had one since i owned the car. also my inlet is not earthed either for some unknown reason. right so if there are no earths wires floating around i have nothin to worry about? or do i?

my 90 spec 8v digi has no earth on the head.

my 89 8v digi project has a couple of earths on the head

go figure.

possibly only associate with older wiring systems (pre 90 with hazard switch on dash?)


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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #15 on: 13 March 2008, 08:45 »
^^ hmm strange, i'll slap some earths on when i next re-dial my cam in :)

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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #16 on: 13 March 2008, 14:58 »
my '90 head has no holes to accept the earths though...

iirc the 89 project has 2 earths at the back right hand side (bolted onto the same earth point), and 1 earth to the front right hand side.

as i say im confident the daily has none of these, and no bolt holes to accept them either! perhaps it earthed elsewhere.


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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #17 on: 13 March 2008, 15:59 »
Isn't yours a 16V motor? 

Possibly running K-Jet mechanical injection?

My 16v K-Jet has a rocker cover earth as well.


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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #18 on: 13 March 2008, 19:01 »
My mate changed the rocker gasket before he gave me my 8v k-jet and it had fault every time I pit the lights on - the tacho died, this was the route of a lot of head scratching but eventualy after some forum guidance  :smiley: was down to the earth on the rocker not being fitted  :sad: soon cured once it was connected.  :wink:


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Re: rocker cover earth?
« Reply #19 on: 13 March 2008, 21:11 »
funny my daily from memory doesnt appear to have one, and that has no electrical probs  :huh:


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