gear box earth

[budunt121]

hi guys ive just done the head gasket on my g and now the earth to the gearbox is turning it to a live its heating up and sparking ive tryed cleaning it up but still does the same any ideas? 

[cheys03]

You'd have to be doing pretty well for it to go live. More likely you've missed the alternator-end earth cable from the chassis to the engine, and without it the gearbox to coil earth is getting hot.

[hayesey]

yeah as above, you'll be missing other earth straps so there is too much current flowing through that one

[budunt121]

thanks guys ill take a look when i put the head back on