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Basic Wiring #880501 04/12/08 11:15 PM

Joined: Nov 2002

Posts: 185

Sebring, Fl

DaJeeper

Wheeler

Hi all,

I've torn out my existing wiring harness and am getting ready to put in a painless, non-preterminated, harness on my 83 CJ Scrambler but what I want to make sure of first is that I have all the basic wiring done before I install the harness.

What I mean by basic wiring is all the Grounds from battery to frame and battery to body and any other place there should be grounds. Where and how many of these should I have?

I've never done this before so I could really use some good suggestions.

Thanks in advance,

Last edited by DaJeeper; 04/12/08 11:16 PM.

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Re: Basic Wiring [Re: DaJeeper] #880502 04/12/08 11:44 PM

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Central Texas

BigJim

Web Wheeler

The battery grounds to the engine block and the engine grounds to the body. A ground cable to the firewall is usual from the head of the engine. You CANNOT have too many grounds from the engine to the body! If in doubt add another one or two.
Make sure the cable surface and the engine or body surface is sanded clean so the grounding can be effective.
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Re: Basic Wiring [Re: BigJim] #880503 04/17/08 02:14 PM

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Arlington, Texas

Brown81CJ5 Offline

Body Damage is Cool

Might as well use some heavy ga. wire too....2 or 4 guage for the battery and engine grounds.

And while you are doing a non preterminated harness, you should run your wires through the frame. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> That's what I would have done, but my new harness was pre terminated.

Good luck. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

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