1990 Chevy Silverado ground strap hot

1990 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
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BUD_LIGT748
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1990 Chevy Silverado V8 Four Wheel Drive Manual

i just put a different engine im my truck 5.7ltr and my gound strap running from the firewall to the block is getting verry hot any ideas?
Jan 31, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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MERLIN2021
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Make sure its CLEAN, like brilliant, sand it if you need to. It gets hot due to high resistance, replace it if this doesnt help.
Jan 31, 2009 at 10:45 AM
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