Lawrence Johnson wrote: > kenneth d lewis wrote: > I did too. The entire ignition current is flowing into the head. The head > (without the added ground) is attached to the block by a rubber gasket so the > only real conductor connecting the two is the antifreeze which could > accelerate electrolysis in the head/gasket/block area. Larry, If your heads are only attached to the block by rubber gaskets, then I would suggest you add the head bolts that most other WBX's are using. They seem to offer a lot more protection in holding the head in place when you actually start the engine up! They would probably also lessen the chance of a headgasket leak, which is a problem on these engines. Not to mention providing a ground path for current return to the battery. (I know it sometimes seems like the engineers didn't have a clue, but they got almost everything right!) Happy Friday, Larry |
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