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FIXED...
I tried the old ground wire trick, works like magic now Turns out the ground connection mightve wiggled loose somewhere yesterday when checking the fuses, so I had to place a wire from the tcm case to the bolt of the strut.
Last edited by Allen P; May 24, 2021 at 01:22 PM.
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Glad it's fixed....but there's so much wrong with the wire in those pics.
Non automotive, single strand wire.
No crimped on eyelet ends for a better connection.
Red colored wire used for a ground application.
It's all I had lying around, and I've decided to leave it that way until I can invest in proper crimp ends and find some black wire - with more strands later today. I might find some at the local car parts shop.
Great advice, appreciate it.
You do know that those 3 nuts hold the entire front end together? Having one a bit loose because of no eyelet you are putting strain on the other 2.
I wish people would quit following that silly youtube fix. Just repair the factory supplied ground.
You are adding 1 more way of destroying the TCM with a stray spark. There is a TSB warning against touching the TCM case with the + connector when jump starting; that gets done enough that they published a warning.
Donbrew,
From the pictures it looks like a nut was added on top to secure to ground wire.
I do agree with you in that this "patch" DOES NOT fix the issue, it just hides it.
AllenP,
I'm glad you found the problem.
You now know the issue is a ground wire,so,
If you're going to fix an issue, do it right.
Donbrew,
From the pictures it looks like a nut was added on top to secure to ground wire.
I do agree with you in that this "patch" DOES NOT fix the issue, it just hides it.
AllenP,
I'm glad you found the problem.
You now know the issue is a ground wire,so,
If you're going to fix an issue, do it right.
Donbrew might be referring to the third bolt that is not installed at all.
Turns out the ground connection mightve wiggled loose somewhere yesterday when checking the fuses, so I had to place a wire from the tcm case to the bolt of the strut.
