Earthing headunit

[DanDud]

Hey guys,

My old headunit for some reason did not have a seporate earth cable so i am a bit stuffed.

I just got a new Clarion unit and i put it in the other day not thinking about earthing it as my old 1 wasnt. And my battery is now drained.


Im just wandering where do people earth their headunits to?

Cheers

Dan

 

[Tom]

Earthing the HU and draining batteries are not related.

You have an electrical problem somewhere thats not related to how you earth your headunit.

 

[DanDud]

Iv found that out now, had to tow the bloody thing home, it wont spark or bump start or jump start. grrr

I had the cambelt done thursday last week and im wandering if this could be related.

It turns over but wont fire, any ideas?

Cheers

Dan.

 

[Tom]

Does it turn over slowly or at normal speed?

 

[DanDud]

It turns over at normal speed but just plain blank refuses to fire.

 

[Tom]

Your batt is fine then

£5 says its the cam sensor.

 

[DanDud]

LOL!

Its going into the garage on wednesday so il mention it to the mechanic then.

Cheers Tom

Dan.

 

[Anonymous]

dont mention it to the mechanic, unless he does that thing where they suck air through their teeth and say, "oooh, thats gonna cost yer"

 

[Anonymous]

The cam sensor obviously senses the cam, but what exactly is its purpose in the starting up process?

 

[Tom]

>The cam sensor obviously senses the cam

That.

 

[DanDud]

The cars getting looked at at my dads garage and i work in the workshop in summer so it aint gona cost me

 

[DanDud]

Turns out my mate had kicked the fuel pump cutoff under the passenger seat. GRRR i got towed home by his dad too!

Anyways iv earthed the headunit now too to a metal bar which seems to hold the dash in place so its all good

 

[Anonymous]

but why does the cam need sensing?

 

[Tom]

So the ECU knows where it is.

 

[Anonymous]

It hasnt moved its still under the rocker cover

Daz

 

[Tom]

LOL! Reminds me of an old rallying tale from many a year ago. Can't remember what the car was but the co-driver reported back on the radio that the camshaft had snapped. The pit crew couldn't believe what they were hearing, they'd never had a camshaft fail before. The co-driver replied with 'I know its snapped, half of it is sticking out of the tree we just hit!'

 

[Anonymous]

ROTFLMAO!!!

Daz