Need for rocker cover to be grounded??

[Chris_F]

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[CRXer]

For example: If a stray wire/spark plug lead has fallen off/rubbed through and somehow made electrical contact with the rocker cover, without an earth strap the cover is now live! If someperson comes in contact with the cover then they become the earth connection and will get a Zap. Has anyone been zapped by a spark plug before? its not going to kill someone, but it does hurt.

yeh...good point deano...but im still leaning towards nuisance effects on the EFI sensors,who knows,u could be right

[B18cEG]

Why is this question even still going???
The engine obviously needs to be grounded and this is one of its grounding point as well as the gearbox so just leave it on!!! Very simple, I just dont understand why you would even not want to put it back on, If you issue is "MESSY" then you can extend the ground strap along your power steering line to another point on the body or even battery directly. F#!K the images, what is directly connected the the head that has a need for grounding??? um maybe the distributor, ok maybe im a little aggresive since some guy pissed me off lol plus i havent read the entire thread, anyways if the head is not grounded then ground it!

[B18cEG]

the rocker cover is not meant to be grounded, its a ground for the HEAD!

[peejayy]

hahaha claymore got epically owned.

[CRXer]

the rocker cover is not meant to be grounded, its a ground for the HEAD!

cool,shit fights & pissed off peeps everywhere....what would a net forum be without a bit o turbulence

u really should prob read & preferably understand stuff before u comment

[B18cEG]

cool,shit fights & pissed off peeps everywhere....what would a net forum be without a bit o turbulence

u really should prob read & preferably understand stuff before u comment

Sorry dude not trying to start fights or nothing, that continuity test that you done doesnt prove anything but that the rocker cover is not grounded nor can it be under normal stock state (unless you run an extra ground strap or link or wateva u get the point) all im saying is yes the ground strap is needed and no it does not ground the rocker cover, it grounds the head for all components linked to the head, so to the starter of this thread or anyone wondering about this same question just leave the strap on and if you have removed it put one on. you guys are very funny, static build up and all that BS, once again THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A GROUND STRAP FOR THE ROCKER COVER BECAUSE THE ROCKER COVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTRY BUT IT IS A GROUND FOR THE HEAD THROUGH THE BOLT THAT IT IS BOLTED ON, DAHH So for your so called design fault mr CRXer you now officially stand corrected as do a handfull of the other guys. please dont even bother to argue here, im right and your wrong lol

[B18cEG]

But wait i have more to add lol
99% of these ground straps that i have ever seen are on the rocker cover dome nut not on the rocker cover itself.

[trism]

Got proof?

Also, you do realist that there is earth straps running from the block to earth, and sometimes even intake manifold to earth?

Now think, the head is connected directly to the block yes? And by quite a large surface area, so any charge in the head will go to the block, and out those earth points.

CRXer provide substantial knowledge about the subject, and you are going on like a little kid

[B18cEG]

Got proof?

Also, you do realist that there is earth straps running from the block to earth, and sometimes even intake manifold to earth?

Now think, the head is connected directly to the block yes? And by quite a large surface area, so any charge in the head will go to the block, and out those earth points.

CRXer provide substantial knowledge about the subject, and you are going on like a little kid

no not like a little kid, yes CRXer did prove something, that the rocker cover is not grounded in any way, shape or form, but to say that this particular strap is not needed is simply incorrect, yes i do know that sometimes there is several grounding points since i did mention the gearbox ground earlier. as you know the engine is constaltly moving, shaking and vibrating so to have an extra strap on the head is not such a bad idea and is not a design fault! It is a ground strap dedicated to the head so leave it on there, simple.

This is so simple why is there sooooo much confusion

[CRXer]

Sorry dude not trying to start fights or nothing, that continuity test that you done doesnt prove anything but that the rocker cover is not grounded nor can it be under normal stock state (unless you run an extra ground strap or link or wateva u get the point) all im saying is yes the ground strap is needed and no it does not ground the rocker cover, it grounds the head for all components linked to the head, so to the starter of this thread or anyone wondering about this same question just leave the strap on and if you have removed it put one on. you guys are very funny, static build up and all that BS, once again THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A GROUND STRAP FOR THE ROCKER COVER BECAUSE THE ROCKER COVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTRY BUT IT IS A GROUND FOR THE HEAD THROUGH THE BOLT THAT IT IS BOLTED ON, DAHH So for your so called design fault mr CRXer you now officially stand corrected as do a handfull of the other guys. please dont even bother to argue here, im right and your wrong lol

noooo dont stop the fights...this place just started to get entertaining for a change

speaking of grounded heads,your head must be completely on the ground,cos this ones flying hiiiiiiiigh over the top of it.

u clearly havent understood what u just reread,so i'll repeat the question for your convenience,

why does HONDA!!!! ground the valve cover from the factory?

as the continuity test shows,yes it is isolated from the head,yet honda grounds it......

i didnt imply an design faults(or maybe u dont understand sarcasm),ive already provided a photo of a stockbog EG9 at the start of this thread showing the connection to the valve cover,the B18C i pulled out of a stockbog teg had the very same connection point......so theres 2 examples of factory connections.....if your 99% sure of otherwise,where is your evidence?????

[CRXer]

no not like a little kid, yes CRXer did prove something, that the rocker cover is not grounded in any way, shape or form, but to say that this particular strap is not needed is simply incorrect, yes i do know that sometimes there is several grounding points since i did mention the gearbox ground earlier. as you know the engine is constaltly moving, shaking and vibrating so to have an extra strap on the head is not such a bad idea and is not a design fault! It is a ground strap dedicated to the head so leave it on there, simple.

This is so simple why is there sooooo much confusion

please submit the evidence also of where i said it wasnt needed?