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slidesteady · 05-01-2006, 12:43 PM

I have a bad ground but i dont know where its coming from but i do hear like a ticking sound coming out of my dash on the driver side once in a while. Is it near or around that general area? Where are all the grounds located a diagram would help. I have no experience with electrical work and its a bitch. Thanks for your input.

*NemeGuero* · 05-01-2006, 01:11 PM

Why would a bad ground... 'tick'?

How do you know you have a bad ground? From what circuit?

Nan Desu Ka?! · 05-01-2006, 01:16 PM

Grounds dont "tick", relays do... might wanna rethink the problem. Is there anything that is flickering on and off? Or not turning on at all? We need symptoms in order to diagnose a problem.

slidesteady · 05-02-2006, 01:27 PM

HUD flickers on and off...and i hear that ticking sound when that happens...also my power belts and flip-lights arent working

*NemeGuero* · 05-02-2006, 03:34 PM

Unplug fuses until the ticking and ground issue dissapears. Then, you know which wiring circuit its on.

Then get an FSM, available for download at www.zeroyon.com

Then, trace the wiring and find your bad ground with a multimeter.
Have fun.

dopeassjackson · 05-02-2006, 08:48 PM

theres a ground on the back of the head to the firewall.

one from the passenger fender to the intake manifold.

theres one more i cant remember where it was

whitey240 · 05-02-2006, 09:27 PM

there are two grounds under your dash by the brown plug. dunno if that would be it

slidesteady · 05-03-2006, 12:29 AM

i think thats where its coming from inside the dash...near what brown plug and where is that???

misnomer · 05-04-2006, 01:21 PM

What you're describing isn't necesserily a bad ground. Ticks can be from relays or arching. Arching could potentially be a bad ground, or a short circuit. Check your fuses-- if your popus and power seat belts aren't working, there's a good place to start looking for the problem.

Nan Desu Ka?! · 05-04-2006, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NemeGuero

Unplug fuses until the ticking and ground issue dissapears. Then, you know which wiring circuit its on.

Then get an FSM, available for download at www.zeroyon.com

Then, trace the wiring and find your bad ground with a multimeter.
Have fun.

what Evan said...

First check all fuses though, since thats much less time consuming and could potentially be the cuase. If all checks out, do what is described above.

FYI my gauge cluster lights, tail lights, and driving lights all went out on me... turns out they all run on 1 fuse that blew. moral of the story, 1 fuse can cuase seemingly unrelated stuff to go out at the same time.

projectRDM · 05-04-2006, 06:50 PM

Listen to what everyone else has said. There's no such thing as a 'bad ground', though I love how people who have no clue about electrical circuits use that excuse for everything.
You either have a ground or not. A clicking sound relates more to an open or shorted circuit, possibly from a blown fuse. Ground has nothing to do with it.

05-01-2006, 12:43 PM	#1
slidesteady Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nor-cal Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ground locations I have a bad ground but i dont know where its coming from but i do hear like a ticking sound coming out of my dash on the driver side once in a while. Is it near or around that general area? Where are all the grounds located a diagram would help. I have no experience with electrical work and its a bitch. Thanks for your input.

05-01-2006, 01:11 PM	#2
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Why would a bad ground... 'tick'? How do you know you have a bad ground? From what circuit? __________________

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Nan Desu Ka?! Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 38 Posts: 1,124 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Grounds dont "tick", relays do... might wanna rethink the problem. Is there anything that is flickering on and off? Or not turning on at all? We need symptoms in order to diagnose a problem. __________________ Norcal-240sx.net

05-02-2006, 03:34 PM	#5
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Unplug fuses until the ticking and ground issue dissapears. Then, you know which wiring circuit its on. Then get an FSM, available for download at www.zeroyon.com Then, trace the wiring and find your bad ground with a multimeter. Have fun. __________________

05-02-2006, 09:27 PM	#7
whitey240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 200 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	there are two grounds under your dash by the brown plug. dunno if that would be it __________________ 1993 Nissan 240sx - SR20VET VVL, GT30R \|\| 11.3@122

05-02-2006, 01:27 PM	#4
slidesteady Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nor-cal Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	HUD flickers on and off...and i hear that ticking sound when that happens...also my power belts and flip-lights arent working

05-02-2006, 08:48 PM	#6
dopeassjackson Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: stone ridge NY Posts: 150 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	theres a ground on the back of the head to the firewall. one from the passenger fender to the intake manifold. theres one more i cant remember where it was

05-03-2006, 12:29 AM	#8
slidesteady Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nor-cal Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i think thats where its coming from inside the dash...near what brown plug and where is that???

05-04-2006, 01:21 PM	#9
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What you're describing isn't necesserily a bad ground. Ticks can be from relays or arching. Arching could potentially be a bad ground, or a short circuit. Check your fuses-- if your popus and power seat belts aren't working, there's a good place to start looking for the problem. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

05-04-2006, 06:50 PM	#11
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Listen to what everyone else has said. There's no such thing as a 'bad ground', though I love how people who have no clue about electrical circuits use that excuse for everything. You either have a ground or not. A clicking sound relates more to an open or shorted circuit, possibly from a blown fuse. Ground has nothing to do with it.