Warn 8274 ground wire?

spraypaintman

spraypaintman

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Where do you guys have your ground wire hooked up? Does it hook up to the side of the motor? I got mine used and it didn't have one. Thanks!

Hodie :beer:
 
It should work without a ground wire through the frame, however, there is a noticeable loss in performance. I used one of the screws on the exposed end of the motor for my ground wire.
 
There should be a hole for a bolt in the middle of the motor case - that's where mine hooks. You may have an older motor without that provision. In that case, use something else. ;)
 
Mine has a bolt on the bottom for ground.

Hijack<<

Is there a way to replace these bolts in case of sheering them off when removing cables?

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Thanks guys, mine is the older style with the flathead bolts on the side of the motor. I guess I'll connect the ground to one of those reeeeally long bolts.

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Should I go to the battery with the cable or should I go to the frame or winch mounting place?

:beer:
 
Battery is best. Going to the plate or frame doesn't really accomplish much, since it is already grounded through those parts.
 
It works fine without a ground wire I guess since it grounds to the winch plate/frame like you said. I just didn't want to risk damaging the motor on the winch without proper grounding.

What guage wire do you use for your ground?
 
I have the ground wire on mine connected to one of the two long bolts that hold the motor on. Both power and ground wires are 2 gauge.

DK
 
Cool, thanks DK. What did you run your wire to? The battery or frame?
 
I ran it to the frame. My battery is in the rear. I always assumed frame grounding was sufficient, but when I started working here at Volvo Trucks, I learned an interesting fact that Cummins requires us to run the negative cable from the starter directly to the battery. It cannot be connected just to the frame. Anyone know if they require Dodge to do this on the light trucks?

DK
 
I believe there is a ground wire going from the engine to the battery, but there wasn't one from the starter case to the battery - on my truck.
 
Interesting, I guess I'll be getting a really long cable to hook it to the battery.

Thanks guys!

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