Extra Ground Strap

[TW]

Thanks for the tip on an extra  ground strap attached to the starter.  I put one one yesterday.  I had no trouble starting the car when the engine  was cold and the glow plugs had to cycle, but it took a fair amount of cranking to get it started warm.  Now with the extra ground, it starts easily when warm because the starter turns twice as fast.

[burn_your_money]

One of my favorite, cheapest upgrades for any engine

[Barry W]

Hmm good tip.  

[hillfolk'r]

yea i painted an engine trans combo up all purty once.....
upon reassembly it wouldnt start unless i added the aux ground  strap
i even had to add one from the  alt  to the v/c
the paint was hindering the grounding,so i always add extra grounds
thats important also if you  have electric guages
if the engine isnt grounded good,the guages will read erratic
sometimes you can "see " a bad ground
watch to see if the speedo needle jumps upon cranking
if so its trying to  "find" a ground thru the very fragile speedo head
too much of that,and its toast