throttle cable melted.what was it grounding?

[Dark Lytz]

I removed the wire that goes from the throttle cable bracket to the chassis....then my throttle cable acted as a ground i geuss and melted.Its fixed now but my question is what was that wire grounding? I thought it was just a existing wire for some previous mod the owner did.I see some people have it and some people do not. Anyone explain?

 

[rlacasse1]

Don't know what it was grounding. But out of experience I wouldn't remove any grounds, even if they look useless and don't seem to serve a purpose.

 

[96TurboGS]

Are you speaking of the throttle cable or the TPS wire harness? Can you post pictures of this mod?

If its the TPS wire harness, A short can cause melted wires, but hopefully your fuse will blow before a melted wire happens. I'm willing to bet your EGR cooked your wire; I've had this happen several years ago.

 

[VelocitàPaola]

I removed the wire that goes from the throttle cable bracket to the chassis....then my throttle cable acted as a ground i geuss and melted.Its fixed now but my question is what was that wire grounding? I thought it was just a existing wire for some previous mod the owner did.I see some people have it and some people do not. Anyone explain?

Nope, that grounding wire is a stock part. Re-install it. The wire simply connects the engine to chassis ground; remember that many electrical components, including the spark plugs, are grounded through the engine. All of that current needs a path to chassis ground.

 

[#40Fan]

Without the engine being grounded (wire that you removed), it had to look for a new way to do it. Throttle cable was the path of least resistance.

 

[96TurboGS]

Yall beat me to it, i just was looking at the manual grounds. Its possible that the EGR could of cooked it since it runs behind the manifold. Its close to the EGR pipe.

 

[Dark Lytz]

Thank you guys for a quick response....Now The other wires mouted to the back of the bay (behing the intake mani) are those there for ground purposes or are they jusdt mounted there for easy access?

 

[VelocitàPaola]

Thank you guys for a quick response....Now The other wires mouted to the back of the bay (behing the intake mani) are those there for ground purposes or are they jusdt mounted there for easy access?

There are all sorts of wires that do different things. Not all of them make connections to ground. Many of the wires behind the intake manifold connect to sensors, etc.

 

[dubysnax]

where do i find a throttle cable at?? been looking for days. the one i ordered off ebay was the wrong thing. im screwed

 

[CODE4]

where do i find a throttle cable at?? been looking for days. the one i ordered off ebay was the wrong thing. im screwed

Dealer.

 

[SemajWilliams0422]

hi im not sure if this question has been answered but i have a 99 gs auto and my throttle cable keeps melting also ive replaced it 3 times in the last 2 days and also replace the ground wire coming from the firewall, but does anyone know why this keeps happening

 

[Colt4G63 also]

You need a ground between the chassis and the intake manifold.

 

[SemajWilliams0422]

I have that, that's why I meant to the firewall I apologize, I didn't know the correct name but yea it looks like a shoe string type deal but that was also replaced