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Subject:Good Earth/Grounds Importance !
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:23:27 -0700

Just to ReIterate the Importance of Eng'&Trany Earth/Ground to Frame/Body ~ I spent way to many hours,

over the ThanksGiving Weekend, Under My VDubaru Un&ReInstalling the Trany due to the Necessity to Replace the Bad

ClutchSlave in My SmallCar BellHousing ~ The Combo' of ColdTemp's, ShortDays, & 72Yr'Old Body caused it to take Way

Longer than it ShouldHave so when the Job Finally neared the end I Failed to Reconnect the Trany GroundStrap & also a

GroundWire that I Have Had connected between a StarterMotor Bolt & the Eng'Bay BodySkin ~ During the couple weeks

that have passed since the ClutchWork I began to have StartUp that was More Difficult than Usual ~ Usual is a Couple of

Beats & Vroom & what it began to do was 2 to 3 Beats, then what felt like a Missed Beat & then Vroom ~ Before thinking

about Grounds I Misdirected toward the Ignition because of what seemed to be a MissedBeat & found 1 Coil Terminal that

was Corroded & DarkColored so I swapped in a Spare Coil that I have & NoJoy ~ That is when the Grounds "Light" Lit in

My head & SureEnough That Was TheProb' ~ But I Do Believe SpareCoil is Doing a NicerJob ~

        Also, Kinda Sorta Thinkin, that My HeadLights were Dimmer when those 2 Grounds were Missing ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB