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BU1 
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 Topic: Firewall ground wirePosted: Feb/26/2022 at 9:05am |
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This wire looks like factory production to me, not home made. It is on a 69 Javelin carcass. Neither of my 68 parts cars, or 68 drivers have this wire. APD sells a hex head screw for a firewall ground wire. What is the story on this wire??? Thanks.
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#1 1968 AMX Rally Green 343 Z code 4spd since 1975 #02642 #2 1968 AMX Rally Green 290 N code 4spd since 2019 #02959 |
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matty 401
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Posted: Feb/26/2022 at 10:41am |
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maybe to the back of the cylinder head
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george w
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Posted: Feb/26/2022 at 11:06am |
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I can’t tell from the picture. Is that a bare, braided mesh type wire ? Never had such a wire on my 69 AMX or my 69 Javelin.
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Long time AMC fan. Ambassador 343, AMX 390, Hornet 360, Spirit 304 and Javelin 390. All but javelin bought new.
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mmaher94087
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Posted: Feb/26/2022 at 11:17am |
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It appears that the wire is poked through the knockout for the A/C hoses for a car equipped with air conditioning. In other words; non-factory.
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Mike
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BU1
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Posted: Feb/26/2022 at 11:35am |
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It is a black insulated wire. It is screwed into a hole alongside the A/C knockout.
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AMO #2726
#1 1968 AMX Rally Green 343 Z code 4spd since 1975 #02642 #2 1968 AMX Rally Green 290 N code 4spd since 2019 #02959 |
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Posted: Feb/26/2022 at 9:18pm |
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Likely not factory.
It is in general bad (industrial) practice to use a screw for two purposes when one of them is critical, eg. grounding a wire. So AMC would have used a stud or a separate self-tapping screw for an important ground. Exceptions are using a motor flange screw for the motor ground wire. But never dissimilar purposes. Can't have the car start acting strangely when some tech starts fiddling with an A/C hose or whatever. |
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1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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