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• Re: Static on radio
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:39:24 -0400
  ...Am I crazy or is >it a bad ground issue. Or is it the brake on/off switch making intermittant contact at that point...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:52:00 -0800
  ...1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood Hi all. Can anyone confirm if the covered braided ground strap at passenger side of engine...
• Re: Headlight upgrade issue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:19:38 -0500
  I like piggyback connectors and use them, but if I could get a used ground star and zap it into the body under the...
• On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:32:56 -0400
  ...I took that to mean that the brain is not well grounded and went ahead and cleaned all of the grounds within the engine...
• Re: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:27:22 -0400
  ...Headlight grounds Thanks, I already put in the relay but I didn�t separate the grounds. What I ought to do is remove and...
• Vanagon Towing Solution
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 17:22:55 -0400
  ...Towing with only FRONT wheels on the ground: Lock the wheels with an external wheel lock device. Do NOT rely on the steering column...
• Re: Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 06:54:40 -0800
  On an '81 there is no ground strap in the engine compartment. There's a ground strap that runs from the transmission to the...
• Grounds
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 12 May 2001 17:00:46 EDT
  ...I was able to get the gauges and the coolant level light to work by grafting a ground on the #5 pin of the...
• Re: New pop top Honda? - Ground ClearAnce
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:41:27 -0400
  Hi George, Ground clearance isn't always important... Remember that 4WD isn't just about off-roading. Ever driven in snow? In the early...
• Re: 1987 Ground strap question
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:31:14 +0200
  Erik Feddersen wrote: > Hi, > > 1987 non-synchro. > > I have half a braided ground strap connected to the left hand side of > tbe engine compartment...
• Re: '85 Westy Cranks Slow During Wet Weather
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:03:32 EDT
  It is either a ground problem (probably) or the positive battery cable is corroding internally and getting wet. I have new ground straps for...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:25:13 -0600
  Charles Check the grounds from the body to the motor (left head) and from the body to the transmission. Also check the battery ground...
• Re: bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:28:20 -0600
  >So, What are you gonna do? GROUND us????? Karl, You're such a NEGATIVE influence! Ric There's a POSITIVE statement! GROUNDING us would...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:53:47 -0500
  ...Have you thought of trying one of those ground straps that drag on the ground from the rear bumper? Pascal '84 Westy
• WTB Ground crown or bus
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:46:04 -0800
  I would like to buy a few of these cluster ground connections. Its either called a crown or a buss or something like that...
• Re: Oil Light and Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 14:17:55 -0500
  ...By grounding this wire you are disabling the high pressure alarm. Most vehicles don't have this anyway. Your not fixing anything by doing...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 09:06:27 -0500
  ...What the fourth wire gets you is a ground wire. So, instead > of relying on the thing grounding through your exhaust system as the...
• Re: T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:40:49 +0000
  ...I don't even try to use those grounding crowns, as a push-on spade terminal is just a weak way to make a...
• Re: Wiring color question
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:18:24 -0700
  ...So those > are > only grounded when the ECM is "on" or ECM programming switches it to > ground? > What if I connected the brown/white...
• Re: Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:29:50 -0700
  ...If >> you can't do those 2 steps the sensor and added ground will not help. If >> the engine is grounded enough to let...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 17:28:36 -0400
  ...Just grounded >> them with new ground screws anchored in the vehicle sheet mrtal. Made >> sure I had a good clean contact surface. Never had...
• Re: fridge light stays on
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:28:43 -0700
  ...If so, are you running a clean ground connection between the fridge chassis and the ground side of the power supply that you are...
• Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 07:23:13 -0600
  Having had some starting and idle problems with my van I am going through and cleaning all the ground connections in the van. Does...
• westy water/battery level meter wiring...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 01:39:58 -0400
  ...Two black wires come out of the back of the meter.what is the purpose of each ground the way you understand it? I...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg persistant hesistation problem (confusing)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:04:17 -0400
  ...It will run fin until operating temperature is obtained and the brain switches to closed loop, where it sees a ground. A ground equates...
• Warning confirmed Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:19:54 -0400
  ...There was miniscule leakage current (few microamps) from either phase to the ground terminal. Voltage through 10 megohms was about 25 RMS. So far...
• Re: Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:16:04 -0200
  ...I always disconnect the ground when the van is parked for any length of time. The most frustrating part has been removal and now...
• Re: ground wire for fuel sender (need help finding)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:31:49 -0800
  Hi Ken, The Bentley shows that the ground for the fuel guage sender is located near the fuel pump at the floor board crossmember...
• Headlight Ground
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:32:35 -0600
  Volks Folks, Anybody know off hand where the headlight ground is on our Vans? I wanted to clean it up to see if my...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] algebra-impaired
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:15:50 -0400
  now, the trick is the other end of that ground!! yes, it is a trick. I can't figure out what the ground is...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:38:54 -0800
  ...Where does the brown >>> wire ground from the oxygen sensor(chassis harness). The Bentley >>> indicates >>> a ground at #12 ground in engine compartment(left...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:22:44 -0700
  > > I plugged that into my inverter today and it said "open ground." I opened > the inverter, and the ground does go to the inverter...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:52:42 -0400
  this is something I want to do with all my grounds (seems like good maintenance practice). I've found and cleaned the grounds by...
• Re: digitool readings help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:48:47 -0400
  At 01:16 PM 6/12/2002, Ed DeBolt wrote: >guess that leaves grounds as the issue. Is there a particular ground that >would...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:54:47 -0800
  I've added a ground to each light, just tapped into the wire behind the connector and attached it to the body right there...
• Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:55:17 -0500
  Can anyone point me exactly to the grounding point location for the fuel gauge sender on '89 2WD? I'm having trouble interpreting the...
• Re: Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 10:19:48 -0800
  ...a > bad ground there will cause a goodly portion of the starter current to travel > thought the computer ground and it actaully burns a...
• Re: Timing '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:07:04 -0800
  ...Using the battery under the rear bench seat/storage, and NOT > trying to ground to the engine, but to the neg. terminal on the...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:28:36 -0500
  ...It looks good and has no continuity to ground or shield. It has continuity to pin 2 ecu. Shield is grounded to distributor ground...
• WIERD SCIENCE -Reply
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:41:02 -0800
  ...Try using a different grounding point. The ground point of the battery much have a ZERO resistance to the ground point of the alternator...
• Re: busted ground bolt on engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:02:29 -0500
  I broke the original bolt holding the ground wires in place. Now I'm looking for a good spot to ground. I suppose any...
• Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 07:01:01 -0800
  Hi! Thanx for responding! Initially, it did not have a ground strap. Per Ken's suggestion I added one, but it made no difference...
• Re: Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:55:55 -0700
  I think I might have an answer - I will try grounding the sender on the body of the sender - and not directly where the...
• Re: Another one of those grounding issues
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 30 Oct 2016 10:11:55 -0700
  ...An addition space for another fuse block or grounding crowns is behind the glove box. Unhook the hinges of the box and there's...
• Re: Horn works non stop
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:38:55 -0800
  ...If the positive wire to the horn was grounding somewhere the horn would not be sounding; the current would run from the battery side...
• Quantum 5 cyl won't start( no Vanagon..)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 04:48:24 EDT
  Does anyone know if the ECU controls the ground for the fuel pump? I am familiar with Digifant but not CIS and my listmember...
• Re: '84 Westy: Does Air Conditioner Boost Idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:31:16 -0400
  ...If yes, check its ground, if voltage then bad ground. If supply and ground both good then bad valve. Note, T4a on track thirteen...
• Aux Battery Grounding
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 17:24:10 -0800
  I am installing an Optima Yellow Top behind the driver's seat and want to ground the negative side to the chassis. There is...
• Re: o2 sensor didn't solve it
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:59:10 -0500
  ...Roger's advice about the grounds and vacuum leaks. If you haven't done so already, it's probably worth just replacing all the...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:21:15 -0500
  More grounds are not always better. You can go so far as to actually crate ground loops and have stray currents causing interference issues...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:31:11 -0500
  The wiring and ground connections for the headlights is barely adequate at best, when new. Probably a bean counter decision, not engineering. Run the...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:57:58 -0400
  ...Send in the Grounds... > Where are the main ground connections that if loose may > affect FI performance? > I need a little help due to...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender on 60's split
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 04:09:11 -0500
  ...Should I disconnect the ground and attach the gauge wire? Or is a ground neccesary as well? If so, where do I connect it...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 20:37:41 -0600
  ...Then 85 is wired to the horn button wire and >>> the >>> horn button grounds 85 when pressed. So the button ground is the >>> real...
• Re: The Dying 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:24:09 -0400
  Carl, Have you checked the oxygen sensor for function and proper ground? Have you checked the integrity of the engine bay ground points/straps...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:44:02 -0500
  Only 2 leads on the coil, key-on 12V and pulsed ground. Obviously tach wire goes to pulsed ground. Whip out a multi meter...
• Re: Digijet ecu failures, "Bosch - Bosh?"
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 11:54:24 -0400
  <Add to this a test for short-to-ground through every wire not intended to be a ground.> How does one go about that...
• Re: erratic heater blower
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:22:20 -0000
  Watch for a fried ground wire from the blower located under the drivers side dash. I ripped my dash apart to replace what I...
• Re: Headlight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 23:11:57 -0500
  Roy, A bad ground would cause a hot switch. If the juice is seeking a ground, it would cause the swicth to get hot...
• Re: was starting issues...now mechanic questions
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 15:46:22 -0600
  ...I took off the grounding little crown things behind the fuse panel and sanded the corrosion off. The lights haven't failed yet. Bad...