ANOTHER coil grounding question....

[ride2tires]

Noobie here...

Picked up a G9A for $200. The previous owner had a wire harness fire, which in turn melted the accelerator switch leads so it took a crash ride all by it's lonesome.

Rebuilt the harness per schematic ( adding the missing wire from the r/w to the solenoid ) and have one question.....

I have read a lot of posts thru searching about the ground for the coil. The current coil does not have a black wire to ground to the coil mounting bolt as many have mentioned (or it burned off). I am assuming there is to be one? Also, the black wire from the back-up annoyer(which I eliminated), is this to be grounded to the engine jug as well? The schematic shows it going to ground, tho I am reluctant after doing alot of reading here that many have had fire/smoke/fried wires do so....

Thank you.

[chardonite]

The coil does not need to be grounded to work

[ride2tires]

After getting home and reviewing the schematic, my question is if the engine acts as a ground for the plug, and the engine mounts are rubber.... How is the plug to get a ground?

[sho305]

Most have a big ground to the generator which is mounted on the engine mount. The front engine mount on a G2/9, and there is a rear one. The engine and both mounts are bolted together and on 4 rubber mounts except for the tension cable if it has one (under the gen pulley). So that assembly is all grounded, the rest of the cart is not necessarily or it grounds via the little factory fuse that will blow if you hook up driving lights to the frame. And don't forget the engine cradle moves with the rear suspension, so it would not be a good ground for the rest of the cart anyway.

[ride2tires]

Thanks Sho.
I have noted that I don't have a ground fuse. One was not shown on the schematic. Should I add one? If so, where?
Did get it fired up tonight and got a lil ride in the rain. too geeked to wait for nice weather.