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Stock style starter solenoid mount need to be grounded to body?

73azbronco

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So my body is painted Ryno lined, I'm installing starter solenoid and looking at wire diagram, it does not show a need for stock starter solenoid body/mount to be grounded to body on fender. True?

It grounds through starter switch on start and run, right?
 

bronconut73

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Solenoid needs to be grounded.
Typically a raw spot of inner fender steel touching the solenoid mounting bracket is enough. I usually run a ground wire over to a spot on the fender too.
Overkill?
Yes, yes it is....lol
 

B RON CO

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Hi, if you drill a hole into the sheet metal for mounting the solenoid with a sheet metal screw you will have a good ground. An extra ground wire will never hurt. It does not ground through the positive cable connection. Good luck
 

El Kabong

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Yeah, the solenoid base plate needs to be attached to ground. You could run a wire from a mounting bolt to a known ground if you are insure of the ground at its mounting location.
 
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