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More input needed 200

posted by  Sven's Maintainer on  Mon Jul 2 07:00 CST 2007
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More input needed.
Several questions are still open.

Battery has 2 ground cables. One to strut tower, the other to ???
If second one is to block or starter, why is there a head strap - and why would replacing it fix the rough idle?

I'm asking because -
my car's rough idle, which it had for about two years now or more, was fixed this weekend when I replaced the ground strap. Two years is approx 75K miles - in which several tuneups (Bosch cap + rotor, NGK plugs), new plug wires (Bougicord) and swapped ECU (951) and test-driving a spare amm, all did not help the idle, but a new head ground strap seems to have cured it completely. Huh?
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Sven: '89 245 NA, 951 ECU, open-front airbox, E-fan, 205/65-15's, IPD sways, E-Codes, amber front corner reflectors, quad horns, tach, small clock. Wifemobile '89 245 NA stock. 90 244 NA spare, runs.






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New Head and Starter Grounds? [200]
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