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Technical => Electrical => Topic started by: budunt121 on November 29, 2011, 12:15:54 pm

Title: gear box earth
Post by: budunt121 on November 29, 2011, 12:15:54 pm

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?  ???

Title: Re: gear box earth
Post by: cheys03 on November 29, 2011, 01:11:13 pm

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.

Title: Re: gear box earth
Post by: hayesey on November 30, 2011, 09:15:53 am

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

Title: Re: gear box earth
Post by: budunt121 on January 02, 2012, 08:29:55 pm

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