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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Electrical => Topic started by: amanda454 on February 24, 2021, 02:40:53 pm
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Hello there.
Anyone have a photo of how the ground SHOULD look - 150 - Cab left that splices to instrument cluster, radio etc.
Trying to improve mine beyond the corroded wad of old tape seen here. Anyone got a nice photo I can use as a guide?
(( 1978 C20 ))
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No photos at hand but what you posted is generally how they appear. The only thing absent is that the harness is typically wrapped loosely in 1 1/2" wide harness tape or convoluted loom. The ground connection to the left kick panel/park brake pedal frame is often a 6-post plug-n-play bus bar (below).
(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=37117.0;attach=51659;image)
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Thanks so much for the reply. Found the damaged ground wire gooped up in there that was my problem. Appreciate the pic. That looks like a better deal all the way around.
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On the older trucks, like my '75, the single instrument ground wire attached to a post on top of the emergency brake mechanism. Later on they started installing a grounding point with multiple posts to use for ground wires, like you see in the picture that was posted.
Bruce