You can connect the battery ground cable to the frame of the vehicle or to the engine.
You need to clean the connection where the ground is faulty. Start at the battery. Take off the cable wire brush the battery and cable then spray with some white lithium grease to prevent futher problems.
Check the battery connectios as well as the ground on the coil. Sounds like you are losing you ground due to a bad battery cable or corroded connection at the battery. Check the battery connections as well as the ground on the coil. Sounds like you are losing your ground due to a bad battery cable or corroded connection at the battery.
bad starter or bad connection to starter or bad ground on battery or starter
1) Check the battery cable connections. They should be clean & tight. 2) Check the connection at the starter. They should be clean & tight. A loose ground cable on the battery. Check ground cable on the starter.
Answer Red cable (+) goes to starter solenoid and Positive side of battery Black (-) cable goes to engine ground. When disconnecting a battery always disconnect the ground cable from the battery first. When connecting a battery always connect the ground cable to the battery last.
The negative battery cable is grounded to the battery tray and engine, close to the starter on the block. It's not a real great ground system but, its all you need if you can keep the battery tray connection clean.
Something is shorted to ground.
battery cable connection , dead battery
could be a bad cable connection. clean the battery terminals and the clamps on the battery cables. if it continues to do it, check for a bad ground cable from the battery.
Ground? Any good bare metal point on engine or frame
Check for a loose or corroded ground or battery cable Check for a loose or corroded ground or battery cable
when your battery is good and starter doesn't turn over engine. try with booster cables directly from battery to starter to eleminate bad ground or positive wire connections.positive cable to positive connection on starter and ground cable to ground on starter and with jumper wire from positive connection on starter touch it to connector on starter from ignition switch . if your starter doesn't turn over , than you have a non working starter.