Are there any signs to look for that would indicate a bad ground? Or better yet, if you don't have a "good enough" ground could you have possible problems in the future?
In haste I was forced to "finish" my battery relocate today, in order to fix a fan problem. I didn't have the time to run a proper ground, the way I originally intended. So as of right now I have the negative cable running from the battery to a clean spot on the metal trunk bracket. It is clear of the hinge arms and is not interfered with. I have my original ground from the engine block moved to a clean spot on the inner fender, pretty much where the back of the battery would sit against. I also have a ground from the back of the head to the fire wall, and I have a ground from the block to the frame rail on the right side of the motor. Basically I have three ground cables running from the engine to the body, and I have my negative battery cable running to the body.
Everything is all fine and good, everything works as it did before, no issues that I can tell. So I am kind of at this point where I don't know if I should even bother running a ground cable from one of the engine bay grounds all the way back to the ground I have in the trunk. I mean if everything is fine the way it is, I would rather leave it alone. But if I am going to have potential issues in the future, I will go ahead and run the full length ground cable from front to back.
In haste I was forced to "finish" my battery relocate today, in order to fix a fan problem. I didn't have the time to run a proper ground, the way I originally intended. So as of right now I have the negative cable running from the battery to a clean spot on the metal trunk bracket. It is clear of the hinge arms and is not interfered with. I have my original ground from the engine block moved to a clean spot on the inner fender, pretty much where the back of the battery would sit against. I also have a ground from the back of the head to the fire wall, and I have a ground from the block to the frame rail on the right side of the motor. Basically I have three ground cables running from the engine to the body, and I have my negative battery cable running to the body.
Everything is all fine and good, everything works as it did before, no issues that I can tell. So I am kind of at this point where I don't know if I should even bother running a ground cable from one of the engine bay grounds all the way back to the ground I have in the trunk. I mean if everything is fine the way it is, I would rather leave it alone. But if I am going to have potential issues in the future, I will go ahead and run the full length ground cable from front to back.