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Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies	[quote][i]Originally posted by GeoffC[/i][br]OK silly question - suffering from lack of memory cells!! Just putting the engine and gearbox back in my Sonett and have completely forgotten where to connect the earth lead which comes from the boot mounted battery all the way through the bulkhead across underneath the engine and ends up near the LH engine mount. As long as it's mounted onto the engine I suppose it's OK but I can't think where it was originally - starter mounting bolts - bell housing flange - I don't know??? Took pics before I started just to make sure I got the cooling hoses back right but can't see the main lead. Stupid thing is I replaced it shortly after getting the car but that was 29 years ago!!!! [/quote]
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GeoffC	Posted - 14 Sep 2018 : 13:20:20 OK silly question - suffering from lack of memory cells!! Just putting the engine and gearbox back in my Sonett and have completely forgotten where to connect the earth lead which comes from the boot mounted battery all the way through the bulkhead across underneath the engine and ends up near the LH engine mount. As long as it's mounted onto the engine I suppose it's OK but I can't think where it was originally - starter mounting bolts - bell housing flange - I don't know??? Took pics before I started just to make sure I got the cooling hoses back right but can't see the main lead. Stupid thing is I replaced it shortly after getting the car but that was 29 years ago!!!!
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GeoffC	Posted - 15 Sep 2018 : 18:04:35 Your absolutely right Borstlap it's not the earth lead at all it's the main live feed directly to the starter motor!! Penny dropped yesterday good job I wasn't dumb enough to connect the battery!!!!!! Sorry definitely a senior moment very embarrassing.
melle	Posted - 15 Sep 2018 : 15:52:07 LHD 95/95's have an off-side/rear head bolt that is tapped for M6 (or M8?), not sure if that's the same on Sonetts. If the earth lead is connected to a bellhousing bolt on a 96, it's most likely retrofit, also on RHD cars I think? Item 25 in below diagram is aforementioned bolt: www.saabv4.com
Borstlap	Posted - 15 Sep 2018 : 15:26:19 There is no earth lead running from the battery to the engine compartment, the battery's earth is screwed to the chassis in the boot. If you have a lead going all the way to the front it is a home made solution. What I would do is join it with the earth lead coming from the engine on the chassis side half way between the coil and the round, louvred ventilation hole. Alex
GeoffC	Posted - 14 Sep 2018 : 17:34:01 The terminal ring is too small for the bell housing so I have put it under one of the engine stabilizer mounts on the lh cyl head. Should be ok there but it wasn't there before.
green96v4	Posted - 14 Sep 2018 : 14:31:30 not sure on the Sonetts, but on the 96 it's connected to one of the gearbox/bell housing bolts