Mine too is black neg cable from the auto store, mine is a little longer and zip tied some as well, maybe not as long as yours cause I measured what I truly needed. I did the same small length black neg cable for the firewall to rear of intake strap replacement. Many of your gauges get the ground from THIS spot so do it as well.
^^^^^LQQK ....its where your O2's are connected as well. Other end should be a hole on the firewall near the clutch quadrant or brake booster.Mine too is black neg cable from the auto store, mine is a little longer and zip tied some as well, maybe not as long as yours cause I measured what I truly needed. I did the same small length black neg cable for the Firewall to Rear of Intake strap replacement. Many of your gauges get the ground from THIS spot so do it as well.
^^^^^LQQK ....its where your O2's are connected as well. Other end should be a hole on the firewall near the clutch quadrant or brake booster.
so normally that strap gets old and gummy and has cuts in it. Replace it where it is connected, completely swap it, any slight down grade in the consistancy of that strap will jack your gauges up. I've never installed one on the passenger side.I'm honestly really confused as to where I suppose to put this extra 4 gauge wire. I already have one from the intake to the drivers side firewall that comes stock but I want to put an extra 4 gauge wire to the passenger side of the firewall like it is on the drivers side. Where do I mount this to on the engine?
also any jacked up electrical radio stuff is always subject to problems.
Concetrate on replacing that old and tired strap with 4 gauge.I installed everything correctly and this issue didnt occur until a few nights ago. The radio has been in for a while...?
Concetrate on replacing that old and tired strap with 4 gauge.
You do not have to remove the intake manifold.Do I have to remove the intake manifold to do so?... Or is there a bolt thats reachable?
You do not have to remove the intake manifold.
The original location was the on one of the two back bolts on the upper intake manifold. A universal socket on a 12" extension is just about perfect.
It's mostly a find by feel operation. Go all the way to the back of the upper intake manifold and feel around for the bolts and ground strap. It's usually on the driver's side rear upper intake manifold bolt.
i found it easier to reach it on the drivers side, use a few extentions on your socket to rise abo e the intake, use a flashlight with your right hand. Try and secure the O2 wire grounds with a string before to remove the bolt with nut, hey may slip down to the bellhousing if your not careful.
I actually took pics with a flash with my camera phone to inspect it first. Its a good way to look at vac hoses back there too that connect to the intake and lines. Secure that phone...lol
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