Starter mod Ground fix... What are the other ones??? I just started having the issue on hot start, and the dimming lites... might as well get them all done now.. It's 1:30am, and I'm tired of using the search button... Help out an Ol' Fart... :corsair Thanks... :hehe :seeya
Re: Alright, I'm old, put them all in one thread for me...lo Starter mod: -Replace the OEM B+ starter wire with a new oxygen free wire. 8g or 10gauge should be fine (8gauge would be better). -Install a new 30amp relay as outlined on this picture linked. Over time the signal wire builds resistance and starting the car becomes troublesome. Starter relay mod Ground fix: -Called the Big 3 Upgrade. -Install new ground wire from chassis to engine block -Install new ground from chassis to transmission housing -Install new B+ in conjunction with old cable from alternator over to ALT fusible link. When I did my big 3 upgrade on the '87 it helped greatly. I had no more dimming lights even with my sound system pounding. I ran a 1/0 oxygen free cable from the strut tower to the alternator mounting bracket (chassis->engine block), from the other strut tower to the transmission housing to the starter/transmission housing (used a starter bolt, transmission -> chassis ground) and a 4gauge from alternator to fusible link.
Re: Alright, I'm old, put them all in one thread for me...lo Ahh, I have to do this. Thanks. All hail :bowdown
Re: Alright, I'm old, put them all in one thread for me...lo Interesting....... gotta love this site, always something to learn and save a bundle in the process :thumbsup:
Re: Alright, I'm old, put them all in one thread for me...lo Awesome thanks for posting that 4thgenceli. I've got a big grounding problem lol. Not only am I getting dimming lights, but the battery indicator lights up and my HIDs barely work. Thanks
Re: Alright, I'm old, put them all in one thread for me...lo @james, my hids also stopped working normally so i had to make my own harness for it. similar to the starter relay mod, except instead of the trigger wire being from the ignition, it's from the headlight switch. it works great and i can even start the hids up while the car is off!
