My Suburban "The Beast"!

[Rocfrog]

Originally Posted by MalibuSSwagon

there should be a ground to the frame from the engine, ground to the battery from the frame. Also a ground from the engine to the cab doesn't hurt (there is a stock one on my 86).

Whats happening is you're getting enough power to turn everything on, but when you try to start it the grounds aren't good enough to carry the amperage needed to turn over the starter. Wouldn't be a bad idea to unbolt the grounds and clean them.

If your area does not require testing older vehicles for emissions, you shouldn't have a problem removing the AIR and EGR systems.

Thanks! I'll go thru and see if I can find all of those and clean them up.

We don't have any vehicle emissions here they did away with them a few years back, I just wasn't sure if anything was "needed" to make something else work.

Nick