99 seirra has hanging ground wire

11-05-2012, 02:15 PM	#1
ptc123 Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2	99 seirra has hanging ground wire Hello, I have a 99 seirra 1500 pickup and I noticed a flat copper ground wire hanging from the frame next to the gas tank/ fuel pump area! Does it ground the electronics that work the fuel pump!

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11-06-2012, 02:38 PM	#2
cjm94 Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: minnesota Posts: 151	99 seirra has hanging ground wire Quote: Originally Posted by ptc123 Hello, I have a 99 seirra 1500 pickup and I noticed a flat copper ground wire hanging from the frame next to the gas tank/ fuel pump area! Does it ground the electronics that work the fuel pump! It is to ground the fuel filler neck for static shocks

11-06-2012, 02:58 PM	#3
ptc123 Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2	99 seirra has hanging ground wire Thank you for the info! I do not need any fuel explosion problems!

11-06-2012, 03:02 PM	#4
cjm94 Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: minnesota Posts: 151	99 seirra has hanging ground wire Quote: Originally Posted by ptc123 Thank you for the info! I do not need any fuel explosion problems! Pretty unlikely to happen but you never know