Cables above dog box.

[coltfan91]

Hey guys! I was cleaning out some old wiring and found these. I have no idea what they are for. Ideas???

[Lumpy]

They are ground cables. They go on the OUTSIDE of your doghouse. The holes in the end pieces go over the studs that your glove box assembly attaches to.


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[AstroWill]

I always thought that they were in case of an accident, they are quite heavy duty.

[coltfan91]

With these just hanging here like this, would that prevent the engine from starting being that they are not grounding something?

[supersteve]

With these just hanging here like this, would that prevent the engine from starting being that they are not grounding something?

I think they just help hold the doghouse in case of an accident. My doghouse is made of fiberglass/plastic nothing to ground there.

[97cargocrawler]

Ground cables.... ...one is red and one is black? I know nothing about the older vans but if your doghouse has an aluminum foil heat shield on the engine side that's what gets grounded.

[Lumpy]

...if your doghouse has an aluminum foil heat shield on the engine side that's what gets grounded.

^^^ that. Helps reduce RFI.


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[coltfan91]

Radio Frequency Interference?

[Lumpy]

Radio Frequency Interference?

QSL


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[97cargocrawler]

Really Friendly Insects?

[AstroWill]

I just don't buy the grounding/RFI idea, may be part of it, but it can't be the whole thing. Some use wide solid straps, some used cables, all quite heavy duty. Why would they use something so heavy duty just to ground out that aluminum foil? Second question would be why would they put two of them on there(it's a balanced ground lol)? In my opinion it just doesn't add up. Then on the second generation vans, they do have a ground wire for the engine cover, a very thin one, and only one.

Edit: CABLE LOWER EXTENSION Fing description doesn't help either.