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In an electrical circuit, you'll have a charged circuit (the positive), and a ground circuit... a bad ground cable is a cable which is somehow not effectively completing the ground.. could be poor conductive material, a break or fray in the cable, an improper grounding point..
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Why would your positive cable short out?
Bad cable insulation worn off touching ground?
Why does your car shut off while you are driving it?
Possible a bad or corroded ground cable .
What would cause a positive battery cable to burn up?
bad starter or bad connection to starter or bad ground on battery or starter
Why do light goes dim and engine idle down after a new battery have been replaced?
There is a bad ground cable.
Can bad ground cable cause no spark and no power to fuel pump?
Yes, if it grounds a component of either system.
Why would there be 9.8 volts on ground cable when tested from ground cable to battery ground?
Something is shorted to ground.
How do you repair a bad ground connection on your car?
You need to clean the connection where the ground is faulty. Start at the battery. Take off the cable wire brush the battery and cable then spray with some white lithium grease to prevent futher problems.
What cable is the ground on a car bat?
The black cable is the negative or ground. The red cable is the hot or positive calbe.
Why does a car lose power and shuts off has no warning lights showing this has also happened when driving but it will start again?
Check the battery connectios as well as the ground on the coil. Sounds like you are losing you ground due to a bad battery cable or corroded connection at the battery. Check the battery connections as well as the ground on the coil. Sounds like you are losing your ground due to a bad battery cable or corroded connection at the battery.
When cranking up my jeep Cherokee it don't do anything but click Would that be the starter that is bad?
No. You most likely have either a bad battery or bad battery cables, particularly the ground cable, or both.
When is the starter bad?
when your battery is good and starter doesn't turn over engine. try with booster cables directly from battery to starter to eleminate bad ground or positive wire connections.positive cable to positive connection on starter and ground cable to ground on starter and with jumper wire from positive connection on starter touch it to connector on starter from ignition switch . if your starter doesn't turn over , than you have a non working starter.
Where is the connection point for battery ground cable on a K1500?
You can connect the battery ground cable to the frame of the vehicle or to the engine.
