I changed my main ground wire that runs from the battery to the starter bolt and the car will not fire up now...I cut the old ground up at each end and left the center hanging in there.

I was wondering if anything else was spliced into the main ground that would cause the car to not start now? Is anything else supposed to be grounded to the same wire?

 

The chassis.

 

thank alot, i'll check it out. The reason i just cut the ends off the old ground is because i didnt wan't to go through the pain of undoing the taping of the factory ground. I had limited time....

just for the sake of time tomorrow, around where should the chassis ground be? Where does it come from, and is it black as well?

 

on the drivers side on the frame ,

 

As I recall, that ground is near the front driver's side strut tower.

 

As it mentions in both the Haynes and the FSM, as well as the writeups in the Archives, the main chassis ground is on the driver shock tower where it meets the frame rail. There is a single M6 bolt that connects it. If this ground is missing, the car won't work.

 

and its spliced into the main ground wire?

 

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Yes. The insulation on the ground cable is cut away, and the ground terminal is crimped directly onto the cable. About 18" (following the cable) away from the battery terminal.

Look at the base of your strut tower, and you can't possibly miss it.

 

As all the manuals and the writeup in the archives shows, yes. It is just crimped directly onto the cable.

 

and also very hard to see as it is integrated into the harness and bolted to the chassis.

 

thanks guys, i found it, but the sob is hard as hell, i guess i have to buy a new one. Its impossible to open that sucker! Thanks a lot guys!