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1990 RX-7 GXL Broken Ground

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Old May 8, 2017 | 11:08 PM
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1990 RX-7 GXL Broken Ground


Hey, I have a broken ground that's located around the drivers side of the engine bay, and I'm not entirely sure where it goes. I was wondering if any of you could identify it so I can get it replaced. Thanks.
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Old May 9, 2017 | 07:46 AM
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That's a condensor, part of the oil pressure gauge circuit.
It is not strictly necessary (it's mostly to smooth out the signal and your gauge is probably working fine) but you'd want to track down the broken wire and make sure it can't ground out.
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Old May 9, 2017 | 08:08 AM
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You 90 RX7 GXL has two condensers (i.e., capacitors). One is bolted to the rear ignitor where it bolts to the inner fender well and the other is bolted to clutch slave cylinder. Condensers tend to smooth out transient events in DC circuits. You can buy a new one from Mazda for about ten bucks.
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Old May 9, 2017 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by clokker
That's a condensor, part of the oil pressure gauge circuit.
It is not strictly necessary (it's mostly to smooth out the signal and your gauge is probably working fine) but you'd want to track down the broken wire and make sure it can't ground out.
Okay, thanks a lot. Thought it was a much bigger problem, but will still get it replaced.
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