Fuel cut problem...

**Peter Jones** · 22-12-2008, 06:01 PM

Do you have an earth cable attached to the chassis? Usually a 6mm bolt on the side of the engine bay above the gearbox mount.

Pete

**thestu** · 22-12-2008, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Peter Jones

Do you have an earth cable attached to the chassis? Usually a 6mm bolt on the side of the engine bay above the gearbox mount.

Pete

yup sure do

**gtimk5** · 22-12-2008, 06:24 PM

Years ago I worked in a Jaguar dealership. We had an XJS V12 in for head gaskets and the mech forgot to refit the earth cable.

The owner picked up the car on the friday arvo and pulled onto the highway in peak hour traffic, booted it to get into a gap. Those cars had stacks of torque and the motor earthed through the accellerator jamming it on full throttle! Big crash!!!
Never undereastimate the earth cables on cars.
Andrew

**thestu** · 22-12-2008, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by gtimk5

Years ago I worked in a Jaguar dealership. We had an XJS V12 in for head gaskets and the mech forgot to refit the earth cable.

The owner picked up the car on the friday arvo and pulled onto the highway in peak hour traffic, booted it to get into a gap. Those cars had stacks of torque and the motor earthed through the accellerator jamming it on full throttle! Big crash!!!
Never undereastimate the earth cables on cars.
Andrew

***** i'm gunna fix that now.

**Peter Jones** · 22-12-2008, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by gtimk5

Years ago I worked in a Jaguar dealership. We had an XJS V12 in for head gaskets and the mech forgot to refit the earth cable.

The owner picked up the car on the friday arvo and pulled onto the highway in peak hour traffic, booted it to get into a gap. Those cars had stacks of torque and the motor earthed through the accellerator jamming it on full throttle! Big crash!!!
Never undereastimate the earth cables on cars.
Andrew

Doesn't surprise me. I've seen aircooled beetles arc weld away the back of the fanhousing where the accelerator cable passes through too. People forget about the gearbox earth strap on those all the time.

Pete