Re: Intermittent power drop when headlights are turned on

Posted by HH56 On 2012/2/3 22:04:08
noticed that there was no ground strap betweens the engine and the frame.

That's a good point. Packard apparently didn't use separate straps till 55 -- that ground wire I described above was their version of it along with several ordinary metal to metal contacts. It is a small wire so it certainly wouldn't hurt to pick a regular sized bonding or ground strap up at the parts store and go from a good solid connection on block. Not sure if it needs to go to the frame though won't hurt--more the firewall or body where all the items needing a good ground are already going. Packard installed theirs from rear of engine directly to a nearby screw on firewall--about a 6" or 8" length.

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