Hi All,
I recently purchased a 2003 Viper for a project car. Pulled the engine. (I have to say out of all the engines I've pulled, this was by far the easiest)
Re-installing the engine was a breeze except for one problem. (Maybe 2)
The last thing I did was located the main starter wire on the drivers side engine compartment and hooked it up to the starter. (easy to find since it was large diameter and had a red end cap).
When I went to looked to hook up the engine ground wire. This is where the problem started.
I found what looked to be the the main engine ground wire (Same diameter as the main power wire with a crimped terminal eyelet end) but something didn't feel right about it because it appeared to go into a wire harness that traveled to the front of the car so I went to the shop manual.
This confused things even more..
The shop manual shows 2 large diameter wires on the main starter terminal and it does not show a heavy gauge ground wire on the engine.....
Question: Are there 2 large diameter wires going to the starter terminal? If so, where is the main engine ground wire located?
Thanks,
Scott
I recently purchased a 2003 Viper for a project car. Pulled the engine. (I have to say out of all the engines I've pulled, this was by far the easiest)
Re-installing the engine was a breeze except for one problem. (Maybe 2)
The last thing I did was located the main starter wire on the drivers side engine compartment and hooked it up to the starter. (easy to find since it was large diameter and had a red end cap).
When I went to looked to hook up the engine ground wire. This is where the problem started.
I found what looked to be the the main engine ground wire (Same diameter as the main power wire with a crimped terminal eyelet end) but something didn't feel right about it because it appeared to go into a wire harness that traveled to the front of the car so I went to the shop manual.
This confused things even more..
The shop manual shows 2 large diameter wires on the main starter terminal and it does not show a heavy gauge ground wire on the engine.....
Question: Are there 2 large diameter wires going to the starter terminal? If so, where is the main engine ground wire located?
Thanks,
Scott