Help! ignition coil!

[RobbyQ]

no, i didn't crank it for 3 minutes, lol. that was just a scenario.

I talked to one of the guys I used to work with at AMP, he sais the only other thing he could think of, other than what you just said, is that maybe there is to much resistance in the engines ground.
Other than the engine mounts there should be a grounding strap somewhere right? I can't seem to find it, little help?

[defiancy]

Originally Posted by RobbyQ

no, i didn't crank it for 3 minutes, lol. that was just a scenario.

I talked to one of the guys I used to work with at AMP, he sais the only other thing he could think of, other than what you just said, is that maybe there is to much resistance in the engines ground.
Other than the engine mounts there should be a grounding strap somewhere right? I can't seem to find it, little help?

Yes the black cable coming off your battery is the main power ground.

[gthompson97]

Originally Posted by defiancy

Yes the black cable coming off your battery is the main power ground.

There are two cables that come from the neg. battery pole. One goes to the chassis (strut tower I believe), and IIRC, the other one goes down to one of the main bolts that holds the tranny and engine together, I believe it's on the top, front bolt, right under the EGR valve.

There's also a little "ground strap" on the intake manifold that goes straight back to the firewall. It's the silver thing that looks like it's labeled #38.

[defiancy]

Originally Posted by gthompson97

There are two cables that come from the neg. battery pole. One goes to the chassis (strut tower I believe), and IIRC, the other one goes down to one of the main bolts that holds the tranny and engine together, I believe it's on the top, front bolt, right under the EGR valve.

There's also a little "ground strap" on the intake manifold that goes straight back to the firewall. It's the silver thing that looks like it's labeled #38.

Yep. But the battery cable is still the main power ground. That grounding strap is just a chassis ground.

If we want to get technical there are grounds all over the car. But the battery cable(s) are the main grounds. I would imagine there are two for redundancy in the system.

[gthompson97]

Originally Posted by defiancy

Yep. But the battery cable is still the main power ground. That grounding strap is just a chassis ground.

If we want to get technical there are grounds all over the car. But the battery cable(s) are the main grounds. I would imagine there are two for redundancy in the system.

I wasn't disagreeing, I was letting him know that there were two of them so he didn't get mixed up. It's alright though, I accept your apology.

I like technical.

[defiancy]

Originally Posted by gthompson97

I wasn't disagreeing, I was letting him know that there were two of them so he didn't get mixed up. It's alright though, I accept your apology.

I like technical.

Haha I know. I was just elborating on your elboration!