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Old 07-02-2020, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 73LeMans View Post
No kiddin? Hmm, learn something new every day. Thanks! Shielding is definitely NOT grounded. I'll make that happen and report back. Rest is good - The ground circuit for the pump AND controller has 1.6 Ω resistance, connections are tight and all the crimps are good. Battery is new, ground cable is 1ga and is also new. Just to eliminate any question, I ran 10ga power and ground feeds direct to the battery for testing. What I've descried above happens with those wires in place, and slightly worse without.

Tried to get a good signal from the distributor but couldn't find a good one. Agree, the little red box is a mystery! Hate to throw parts at it, but if its done doing what it needs to do, I'm OK with getting another, although I doubt they are made as good today.
Basically you just had a good EMF antenna unless you ground it to one end of the block or ground strap to the battery.

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