Mmm. Are we talking much current flow through the engine components then Mathew; like I've never thought this bimetallic potential would actually do much more than corrode the earth strap/bolt/head locally - does the starting current go through the bulk of the engine - surely not. Regards Clive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Pollard" <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 2:14 AM Subject: Re: A question about grounds...
> bad idea. you want to ground the head. here is what were are looking at. > Dissimilar metals will produce a small voltage between themselves and > eventually eat the metal away. Ever wonder why you can't connect a copper > water pipe to a steel water pipe? So my adding a ground strap, you are > encouraging the electrons to take the path of least resistance instead > eatting the head and case halves. Why there is not a groundstrap on the > passanger side is puzzling to me. But put a ground strap in place. More > the merrier. One from each head to the block and from teh block to the car > chassis. > > matthew > > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 |
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