ground cable

[esg]

I just finished installing the engines on my 98 sportster 1800 but in the removal process I snapped one of the bolts that connects a ground cable to both engines from the magneto covers. Is it necessary to reconnect that ground cable, it just connects both engines together.

 

[timmyboy76]

yup...use the open thread hole at the manifold..but, need to ground that motor, stud.

 

[esg]

No choice ha? the funny thing is that, it's the left engine bolt that snapped on the magneto cover, I'll probably have to use a longer cable to connect it to the manifold, or could there be another location.

 

[kustomkarl]

You need to connect to a good point that will produce a ground. It doesn't matter as long as it is in a case bolt that has a good clean connection. That ground wire is an important source of keeping the electrical circuit. Bad ground or no ground= no fire.

Karl

 

[timmyboy76]

hit up an auto parts store, and they got, already made, ground cable w/ post-ring attached, from lengths, a foot to 5ft....use one of those, and there only 6 buks.

 

[esg]

Ok, will do, thanks alot Karl.