head to firewall ground strap

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

Have never been able to figure out the ground on the hood, but the strap between the head and firewall is to ensure the engine has a good ground to the body.
Remember all the engine mounts are rubber insulated.  It could ground through the gearbox, axles, and suspension, but that's a mostly rubber-insulated path as well: A-arm bushings, upper strut mounts, sway bar, shift linkage, clutch cable, etc.

larry
sandiego16v


  > >  What does the ground-strap between the head and the firewall (on
  > >  the coil bracket usually) provide ground for?
  > >
  > >  While we are at it, what about the one between the body and the
  > > hood?