Grounds on my 94

[ak diesel driver]

So on the pass side rear I can find 2 grounds one is a pretty good size maybe a #12 the other is a braided to the back of the head. Isn't there supposed to be at least 1 more? If so got any idea where to look for it? I reached around back there and can't find or feel anything else.

 

[NVW]

Do you mean the ones on the trans. dipstick stud?

 

[ak diesel driver]

There wasn't any there. but the one big one was attached to an intake stud/bolt

 

[NVW]

Maybe 94 & 95 are different, I have 2 or 3 on the dip stick stud.

 

[docdray]

I believe my 94 has 2 off the intake stud- 1 to firewall and the other in the wiring harness. then the braided one off the frame

 

[ak diesel driver]

Braided one goes to the firewall underneath the evaporator. The other big wire goes into the harness kinda pointing back to the glo control.

 

[bk95td]

My 95 has another one that is like 16 gauge black with a 16 gauge tan wire in the same ring terminal. I'd have to look in the morning at the 94 to see if it's the same.

 

[ak diesel driver]

If you could trace where it goes to that would be great. Pic would be even better.

 

[bk95td]

The tan wire with a white stripe is one of the 2 pcm grounds. The other black wire at that connection is ground for: pcm,vss buffer,fuel pump relay,data link connector, and lift pump. This is on a 95. I don't have the manual for 94. The other bigger black ground is for tranny,a/c, blower ,ic and most everything else.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Well I finally went out and shoveled out my 94 parts truck and looked at the wires on it. Went back to my plow truck and found the wires and guess what? They were hooked up all the time. They were nested underneath the dipstick tube holder and with all the grease and crap I couldn't even feel them. So I pulled it apart and cleaned them anyway but I don't think I improved it much all that grease sealed it up pretty good. So I tried starting it again and nada. So I cracked an injector had fuel. So I disconnected the glows and gave it some ether nada. So I had my wife come and crank it and with the little lite mists of spray while cranking it finally sputtered to life. Must have had some stubborn air in the system or maybe was flooded with diesel. Has quite a bit of blowby but I'm gonna put a new CDR on it and see if it helps. Took it for a drive drove pretty good tranny seems fine 4wd works life is good my $700 plow truck looks like it might have been a pretty good deal. Truck is pretty well loaded too. Even has an aftermarket powersliding rear window. One of the panes is broke and someone caulked a piece of plexiglass in there but the motor works I might see if I can fix it. So next on the list is new cdr new glows (old ones are autolite 1110s) change oil check fluids new batts and then on to the plow part.

 

[Pruittx2]

good to hear,,, PM sent.