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MG MGB Technical - Location for engine grounding

A very simple question, but where exactly is the engine grounded. I have seen a few suggestions in trouble shooting to check that the engine grounding is sound, clean etc, but I can never seem to locate it on my 74, I am sure that it is right in front of me!
GG Ginty

GG,

I think I remember a bare braided strap between the chassis and engine at the engine mount, but I remember that from older models than yours.

Charley
C R Huff

Indeed, Your car should have a braided strap on the driver's side motor mount running to the chassis. As a precaution, I added a second strap to the passenger's side mount. The rubber bumper cars had the ground strap at the rear of the transmission. RAY
RAY

The one thing you must remember is you can't have too good a ground ,SOooo when in doubt add another one RIC
RIC LLOYD

GGG
At the gearbox mounting. A neat solution for the first 15 years but guaranteed to fail in the longer term.
Fit one in the engine bay where you can keep an eye on it.
Roger

Chrome bumper are usually around the left-hand (facing forwards) square mount and rubber bumper cars are usually around the gearbox mounts on the cross-member. Always use uninsulated braided straps which copes better with engine flexing than the insulated battery cables. Should last a lot longer than 15 years, wherever they are fitted!
Paul Hunt

This thread was discussed between 20/08/2009 and 26/08/2009

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