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report: Installing new Gowesty aux battery kit
Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:59:33 -0700
...One was that the instructions say to connect the ground strap before splicing into the fuse panel. I would think that you would not...
Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:06:08 -0500
...I've checked the grounds - but may have missed some - I want to replace the old ground strap. With my limited knowledge and the...
Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:18:18 -0400
...If this wire is in good condition and the end is good, be sure that the ground strap between this point and the firewall...
Re: Dielectric Grease
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 08:59:10 -0500
...continue to use silicone dielectric grease on push-on connectors and > ground straps, etc. with good results. > > Larry A. > > >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014...
Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:35:20 -0700
...Then disconnect the ground strap on the aux battery. If the lights go out and the radio dies then they are running on the...
Re: Subject: Starter Help!
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:53:11 -0500
...You can have all the 12 volt you need, > > >but without a good path to ground it's useless. > > >The ground strap to the...
Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:06:37 -0500
...What has to be used on a Vanagon to prevent rust is a pair of black rubber ground straps, with lighting bolts painted on...
Re: Hunting and radiator fan
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:19:54 -0400
...While we are throwing theories around, how about a bad chassis to engine ground strap? The extra current of the fan could be dropping...
re: '90 distributor cap
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:01:52 PDT
...my Dad's 16V Jetta has the shielded cap with ground strap - the dealer sold him a plain Bosch cap & said to swap the...
Re: Spade terminal on Distributor?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:36:06 -0700
...It has a braided strap on it that ends in a female spade connector and bleeds the interference to ground. I don't really...
Re[2]: cold solder and other maladies
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Dec 1995 15:52:42 -0700
...brain box, >etc, I'd STRONGLY recomend getting a ground strap and conductive, grounded >workplace for this kind of thing. VWs are obviously more...
Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:01:03 -0800
...Cleaned connections in engine compartment, replaced battery ground strap and checked transmission ground strap Fuel lines Fuel pump & filter Set throttle switch Cleaned throttle...
Re: Lowering an 85'
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:17:43 -0800
...I would *love* to see someone strap those on to a vanagon. That would make me smile... Although, with my sloppy shocks I can...
Alternator Charging Woes
Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
Sat, 25 Aug 2035 00:39:31 -0400
...can any one help describe where all the grounding straps are supposed to be? I have not been able to get that info out...
Re: 87 Syncro - Vanagon-type Syndrome and Questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:05:31 -0500
...There is one little green > wire that goes into a whole bunch of wires that go to the ground strap > under the coil that...
Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 17 May 2010 15:29:33 -0400
...I use the one with the strap that goes around the transmission and you can also tilt it. I bought it at Harbor Freight...
Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:38:11 -0500
...I've replaced the ground strap on the battery. I had the battery tested at an Autozone today (where I hope it's on...
Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:10:43 -0400
Hi David, You're exactly right. When I turn the key to START I hear the fuel pump whiz until I let it spring...
Re: Hesitation, Hesitation Again!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 5 Jul 1997 15:16:12 -0400 (EDT)
...Installed new grounding straps on both heads. 9. Checked for corrosion on the Idle Stabilizer sensor (cleaned) 10. Checked the air in the tires...
here I go again...
Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:23:10 -0400
...the ground contacts and put in a new ground strap from the body to engine and changed all contacts from wires to ground. Well...
Water Pumper Head Corrosion
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 May 1996 10:17:44 -0700
...I propose a ground strap at least, from head to cylinder body, neutralizing any electrical imbalance. If nothing else it seems to me it...
Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 21:51:34 -0500 ()
...Connect a ground strap to the aux battery. 6. Reconnect the ground strap on the primary battery. The previous owner did not perform steps...
Re: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:44:45 -0700
...Check and clean all grounds. Including strap between drivetrain and frame, front of transmission and at battery post and to frame. Since the ECU...
Second Battery Installation
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:26:17 -0400
...Again, according to Bently diagrams, there should be a threaded hole just slightly under the drivers seat to which the braided ground strap would...
Re: Slow starting when hot
Historical mailing list
Thu, 22 May 1997 06:31:36 -0400
...I would then mover to perhaps the ground strap connection beneath >the strap and next to the frame and the other end the motor...
Re: Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - -------------
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:14:29 -0400
...I tried putting in new ground straps on the engine and also >a new one on the transmission but this didn't help at...
Re: Intermintant No Start
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:05:26 -0400
...Remove and clean the mating surfaces for the ground strap between the transmission and the body. Remove and clean the mating surfaces of the...
Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:24:20 -0700
...hassle for me to deal with that metal can with the ground strap which press-fits around the distributor cap, especially when putting things...
Re: Ignition Switch? (Update)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:10:55 -0700
...Did you swap in a new switch? If so, I'd check/clean connections at starter, battery, and ground strap from tranny to frame...
Bucking, runs rough, and more
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:48:05 -0500
...I started checking grounds and found two ground straps bolted together (?) from the body to engine. I traced to where it connects to the...
Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 9 Jun 2013 18:56:24 -0500
...I should remove negative/ ground first but > > thanks for reminder. I think my dad had a battery removal strap but no idea > > what happened...
Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:14:05 -0500
...Check ALL your wiring connections, from battery to starter to the ground strap from tranny-chassis and chassis to ground. Also check the wiring...
Re: vanagon syndrome week Thanks, and the winning answer
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:53:54 -0600
...else? In my 74 there are a few grounding straps, where are the grounding straps on my 87 2.1. I am going to...
Re: memory loss from unplugging battery?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 28 Jun 1997 13:34:20 EDT
...ll lose the clock and radio station settings when removing >the ground strap from the battery. Anything else I should be >concerned about? Performance...
Re: Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:05:06 -0400
...I tried putting in new ground straps on the engine and also >a new one on the transmission but this didn't help at...
Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 14:46:55 -0400
...I tried putting in new ground straps on the engine and also a new one on the transmission but this didn't help at...
Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:03:14 -0600
...I still want to check the > battery ground strap although it looks perfectly good. > > Other incidentals: I remounted the ECU high up in the...
Ok...still running rich problem....
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:18:10 -0500
...Cleaned up ground for hall sender. 4. Checked the timing and adjusted idle. 5.Cleaned grounds under ignition coil. Plus...replaced ground strap from...
Re: A question about grounds...
Historical mailing list - Chris Schaefer
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:01:07 -0800
...I recently removed the transmission ground strap >> and cleaned >> everything until it shined. I swear the idle is smoother, >> there is virtually >> no more...
Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 May 2006 12:03:28 EDT
...also try replacing the main woven ground strap from the left head to the body.. chris
Re: air cooled flooding
Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:12:22 -0800
...all the rubber lines (fuel and vacuum), cleaned all the grounds (even the strap on the front of the trans). I'm gonna try...
Re: Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 1 May 2005 14:52:30 -0400
...Cleaned all connections at the Starter, replaced the ground strap between the chassis and the transmission (and cleaned the attachment points), and cleaned the...
Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Sat, 27 May 2017 17:15:45 -0400
...lead to touch it well though) and 10V when grounding to a nearby ground strap instead. I hooked up the "67 ohms" resistor that...
Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:05:43 -0500
...87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3) >Darrell, >Would a ground strap from the Oxygen Sensor to the left engine head improve the >OS ground path...
Re: Something wrong ...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:10:27 -0700
Whenever you get weird stuff like this, the first thing is to check all the ground straps for a good connection and no corrosion...
Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:08:51 -0800
...low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?) > Today I tried a new ignition switch and changed out the transmission > ground strap. Neither...
Re: Idiot lights
Historical mailing list - wogdog
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:51:36 -0700
...the battery ground, the engine compartment ground (from the middle to the left side of the engine compartment), and the ground strap from the...
Re: Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - dooley
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:40:20 -0400
...I tried putting in new ground straps on the engine and also a new one on the transmission but this didn't help at...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:42:55 -0500
I assume you connected the negative cable from fresh batter to a clean point at frame (?) Are the ground straps in good shape? Is...
Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:54:14 -0700
Well since you didn't mention it, it could be all your starter problems have to do with poor ground strap at the tranny...
Re: Weak Starting
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:27:39 -0600
...The ground strap is easy enough to replace as it >right there in the battery compartment. The positive cable, however is a >bit more...
Re: Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:29:31 -0200
...Removed the battery > (with considerable difficulty) and found the bolt that fastens the lower end > of the ground strap loose. The thing is it...
stupid, ignorant question
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Sat, 22 Feb 1997 15:46:13 -0800
...When I connect the ground strap, it has 9 volts across the terminals. Back at the alternator (with the key in the on position...
Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:35:24 -0800
...cables and terminals for good condition, check the ground strap at the trans. mount. Check voltage from the switch at the solinoid. If all...
Re: New awning project with pix
Historical mailing list - B
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:30:39 -0700
...Held up in some strong gusts for me, but I did > stake outboard edge down to the ground as opposed to using expanding > poles...
Re: Fuel injection trouble
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:11:12 -0400
...There are two grounds to check. One is on the driver's side head and connects to the firewall with a grounding strap. The...
Re: Another Burning Van!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:13:02 -0700
...battery? To simplify things, could one install it at ground strap(s) to battery(s)? Some boats have fancy battery switches that have one...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:20:52 -0700
...It would be best to do that after you've cleaned the transmission ground or added your ground strap; you can use a jumper...
110VAC Wire Re-Routing
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 7 Mar 2013 23:59:06 -0900
...Is this routing correct? Or should it run under this tube? It wasn't strapped where it ran behind the cabinet so I assume...
Re: Intermittent Starting problem
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:40:26 -0500
Barry, If anything the oil should help! Could be a ignition switch, bad ground strap on the transmission, or a bad starter for starters...