Working on a 5th. Does the batter ground to that small 10mm bolt hole on the tranny? If so then my problem lies elsewhere

Used to the 4gs that bolt up to the heads.

 

I grounded my battery to the bolt right next to the battery (already has something else grounded to it). If you are facing the front of the car, it would be to the right of the battery (might have to take battery out to get to it). This is from Shinjiduo's instructions which came with the kit.

 

I'll look for that location. but is the stock location that stop on the tranny?

 

no one knows where the stock ground for a 5.5th gen is? just gotta pop the hood andn follow the negative terminal battery....

 

The line goes from engine block to chassis ground behind the battery to the actual battery. The tranny ground goes from tranny to another chassis ground by the starter.

 

okay that what I was wondering. I thought that hole on the tranny (close to the tranny) was for the battery ground. its threaded.

its goes on the engine block on the heads? can you give a description of where? because my friends 2k3 battery ground wires doesnt reach far enough to the block.

 

It's on the block, by where the tranny dip stick is IIRC.

 

well....i tried starting the car again today.
the motor finally turned over a little bit. then i lost all power. i turn the key back on and then i got all power back. kept trying to crank it up a few more times and now the starter is smoking really bad.

 

not sure where the dipstick would be located... working on an MT.

 

don't think a MT has a dipstick.

 

nah it doesnt but I'm not familiar with where they put it on an AT. Havent really worked on a 5.5th gen too often.

 

Look directly behind the left hand head. There's a bracket bolted on to the coolant log, onto which the ground cable from the battery is bolted.

At least, that's how it is with Merlyn's but we've messed with that thing so much...

 

Thanks! I saw that and bolted it to it. That helped greatly. Motor need more TLC so, gotta spend some more time on it.

thanks all!

 

problem solved.....thanks for all your help peoples!

 

i didn't say anything... hmmmm