loose earth wire

[philiano]

Hi all
I've been having problems recently starting my GT2, which I think I have solved. While looking at the coil I noticed the earth wire from the coil strap is loose at the other end, and is flapping about. Does anyone know what its supposed to attach to? It's got a nut-hole on the end, so it must be screwed down somewhere.


Ta
Phil

[Old Mac Rocco]

I think there is one connected to the rocker cover and this may be it.

[ianaudia4]

Yep, it fits on the rocker cover and is attached with a 10mm nut.

[philiano]

cheers guys. That's going straight back on then

[Nate]

has this wire being loose given you any problems? when that wire broken on my mk2 it ran like a bag of poo, and had a very erratic rev counter

[philiano]

its hard to say if its giving me any trouble really. I changed the plugs about 6 months ago, but every now and then the car refuses to start. It'll do everything but fire up. I'm gonna get a replacement coil, and re-attach that earth anyhoo, and I noticed the Dizzy cap and Rotor Arm were filthy, so I cleaned it off until I change it. It's tough to say what the exact fault is though, as the Rocco only seems to refuse to start when I'm in a hurry!

Theres a bunch of loose wiring/messy wiring under the bonnet. I'm gonna replace/re-attach everything bit by bit during the year.

[wasted]

Oddly enough the same strap is broken on mine, and every now and then it won't start from hot. Turns over nicely, but needs to be switched back off for a minute or two before it will eventually fire. Let me know how you get on.

[Mr Funk]

I left mine off for a bit when I swapped engines and it gave me no end of odd little problems.

[philiano]

Its been a couple of weeks, and along with re-attaching the earth, I've replaced the Dizzy and Rotor Arm. It seems to be starting ok now. First time every time. *touch wood*