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Old 11-06-2016, 09:38 PM
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I gotta tell you, if you have an older truck, here's a tip. I read a post a few weeks back that was such a big help! Under"What did you do to your truck today?" some smart fellow posted that he periodically takes off and cleans the ground wires in his truck...the key ones would be on the starter solenoid, the ground wire to the truck chassis, and the battery ground wire. Also the ground to the alternator would also be great to clean if you are going to do a thorough job. I was having trouble with poor charging on my '91 and cleaning these wires and terminals with sandpaper solved the problem! Truck on!
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I gotta tell you, if you have an older truck, here's a tip. I read a post a few weeks back that was such a big help! Under"What did you do to your truck today?" some smart fellow posted that he periodically takes off and cleans the ground wires in his truck...the key ones would be on the starter solenoid, the ground wire to the truck chassis, and the battery ground wire. Also the ground to the alternator would also be great to clean if you are going to do a thorough job. I was having trouble with poor charging on my '91 and cleaning these wires and terminals with sandpaper solved the problem! Truck on!
Where's the ground wire on the chassis? I might do this tomorrow when I change the plugs.
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On the firewall left side looking from the front.
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Another on on the rad saddle - driver's side and the passenger fender beside the battery.




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