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Offline matt63

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Stupid Question
« on: May 20, 2006 - 09:46:10 AM »
Where should the negative battery cable be located on an aluminum headed engine?
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Re: Stupid Question
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2006 - 09:58:34 AM »
Not sure why it wouldnt work on the aluminum heads???Another place to mount the ground is on a starter mounting bolt.
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Re: Stupid Question
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2006 - 11:12:20 AM »
How bout the block?

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Re: Stupid Question
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2006 - 11:15:57 AM »
Not sure why it wouldnt work on the aluminum heads???Another place to mount the ground is on a starter mounting bolt.
I didn't think about it much but for some reason I thought that it shouldn't mount to the head.  I can't think of a reason why not either. 
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Re: Stupid Question
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2006 - 12:18:27 PM »
Considering that aluminum is a good conductor of electricity just like copper I dont see why you would put it anywhere else.Most likely the wiring going from your breaker box on your house to your dual pack(Air conditioner)on the roof of your house is aluminum wiring,they still use aluminum wire in many applications of electricity these days.Copper is more common but aluminum is cheaper.
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Re: Stupid Question
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2006 - 11:42:17 PM »
ti will work just as well on the head , this is where I hook it up to

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