And a full moon

[IOPort51]

Friday the 13th with a full moon. Drove CJ to work and it died in traffic on the way home. Something electrical, came home behind a draggin waggon. That has never happened before. It could have been worse. could have been someplace wreckers don't go.

 

[somedude922]

Bummer. I have some family in town and they wanted to go mudding. I explained how much I hate mud but took them anyway. On the way back I noticed a tapping sound coming from my brakes. Get home. Rinse the jeep and soaked my throttle positioning sensor........

 

[73CJ]

I bought 5 Powerball tickets. We'll see what happens.

 

[Torxhead]

Friday the 13th with a full moon. Drove CJ to work and it died in traffic on the way home. Something electrical, came home behind a draggin waggon. That has never happened before. It could have been worse. could have been someplace wreckers don't go.

Are you sure it is electrical? I would like to hear the outcome of this issue IO. It never happened before? consider yourself quite fortunate.

 

[somedude922]

I would like to hear the outcome of the powerball tickets. I might make a new friend.

 

[IOPort51]

Are you sure it is electrical? I would like to hear the outcome of this issue IO. It never happened before? consider yourself quite fortunate.

Very fortunate and very embarrassed.

feel kind of foolish for this one. Do any of you remember these little copper grounding terminals that are connected directly to the battery ground?



I discovered that 1) they work very well and 2) they work even better when the terminal nut is at least snug and the ring terminals are not just hanging there.

This could have failed anytime is the last 2 years and on Friday the 13th, under a full moon, In north Dallas traffic, It decides to quit supplying ground to the MSD 6. I guess there are worse places for this to happen.

To my credit, I would have found the problem with the tools that would been in it on the trail but it may have taken a few anxious minutes to bring the magic back.

Note to self: time to nut and bolt before next adventure.

 

[73CJ]

I bought 5 Powerball tickets. We'll see what happens.

Well looks like I'm going to work Monday :driving:

 

[IOPort51]

All that money would just ruin your life. You would end up with a bunch of friends like Somedude hanging around the house drinking all your beer.:wasted:

 

[tarry99]

Very fortunate and very embarrassed.

feel kind of foolish for this one. Do any of you remember these little copper grounding terminals that are connected directly to the battery ground?



I discovered that 1) they work very well and 2) they work even better when the terminal nut is at least snug and the ring terminals are not just hanging there.

This could have failed anytime is the last 2 years and on Friday the 13th, under a full moon, In north Dallas traffic, It decides to quit supplying ground to the MSD 6. I guess there are worse places for this to happen.

To my credit, I would have found the problem with the tools that would been in it on the trail but it may have taken a few anxious minutes to bring the magic back.

Note to self: time to nut and bolt before next adventure.

Star washers be it internal or external do a great job keeping those pesky terminal ends and nuts tightly in place. I also will solder every wired terminal end and cover it with a special HD heat shrink covering. Nyloc style nuts like these 10/32 shown below or captured star washer nuts also work well with or without a washer.

And your terminal block, I know it's touching the fender panel.........but a 14 gu. lead from there directly to the battery Ground is by far the best way to insure absolute ground to your components.

All tricks & things I do to keep our race cars running at top performance.

 

[IOPort51]

Star washers be it internal or external do a great job keeping those pesky terminal ends and nuts tightly in place. I also will solder every wired terminal end and cover it with a special HD heat shrink covering. Nyloc style nuts like these 10/32 shown below or captured star washer nuts also work well with or without a washer.

And your terminal block, I know it's touching the fender panel.........but a 14 gu. lead from there directly to the battery Ground is by far the best way to insure absolute ground to your components.

All tricks & things I do to keep our race cars running at top performance.

There is a ground wire on the other side of the bulked. I used this pic because it was the only one in my gallery. The star washers are a great idea, I could not agree more. But even star washers will not help if you don't tighten the terminal nut.

 

[Suz]

Well looks like I'm going to work Monday :driving:

Me too. Didn't get even a Single number off of three tickets!

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