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Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:20:21 -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: Dielectric Grease
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 8 Mar 2014 08:45:42 -0500
...http://www.idealindustries.com/prodDetail.do?prodId=noalox I continue to use silicone dielectric grease on push-on connectors and ground straps, etc. with...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 running rich???
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:20:18 -0500
...1.9 computer and the grounds are different. they all come together at the left head with a strap that goes to the chassis...
Injector Ordeal-OVER!!!!
Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:27:22 +0000
...had changed the ground strap from underneath the relays to the head-easy to miss getting one of the grounds on the head. Thoroughly...
Re: Westy battery indicator light below sink
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:05:51 -0500
...only have a single battery, you probably should double check the ground strap. If it isn't a nice coppery color, you should replace...
Re: your mail
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:52:08 -0700
...Then unbolt the stuff attached to the tranny (clutch stuff, ground strap, axles, linkage...). Then put a jack under the tranny (a rolling floor...
Re: Alternators correction!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:55:42 -0600
Richard & WeEIMC I have, for many Years, been of the opinion that an additional ground from 1 of the Starter Motor Bolts, @ the Eng...
Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:50:49 -0600
...14.01 volts between the alternator and the engine ground strap with the engine idling. 13.96 volts at both my starting battery and...
Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:22:51 -0700
...The strap goes from that bracket to a U bolt through the floor of the van near the sink drain. I cut down the...
Re: 80 vanagon CA emission"gremlins "
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Sun, 26 Jan 1997 16:17:59 -0800 (PST)
...with a volt/ohm meter? also how do install another ground harnes/strap? If you're talking about the ECU (the box mounted to...
Starter, Pilot Bearing
Historical mailing list - Chris Morris
Sat, 12 Apr 1997 17:20:05 -0500
...I've checked all ground straps and cleaned battery connections, and it is a new battery. Alternator also seems to be fine and accessories...
FAQs-I like it!
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:03:51 -0500
...expansion tanks) * fuel system (AFM, O2 sensor, temp I/II sensors, ground straps, stuttering, mention Digifant/Digijet tool) [Darrell, this one has your name...
Re: Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:01:03 -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: Rear heater motor caught on fire
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 3 May 2016 17:48:59 -0400
...I continued frantically working to disconnect the ground strap thinking that cutting off current would be best thing to stop it getting worse. I...
Re: Another Burning Van!
Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 17:52:21 -0400
...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: Help needed troubleshooting VDO oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:35:09 -0400
...new sender wire, > power straight from the battery, ground straight to the battery > ground strap. Gauge still goes to max pressure. > > 3) If I...
Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:20:19 -0700
...It is well grounded via the mounting strap. Then there''s the fresh wiring for the gauge and the old wire for the dash...
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 - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:01:43 -0500
...No dice. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Wes >>>>>> >>>>>> Roger Sisler wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ground straps, ignition switch plug,then take your new starter >>>>>>> to an >>>>>>> advance auto parts store and have...
Re: hesitating when warm? - UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 1 May 2003 00:07:25 -0400
...Checked to make sure I connect the engine >ground strap. Turn off the van, re-start, no help. Nuttin. > >Any thoughts? >Keith Adams | calgary...
Re: Stuck Solenoid????
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:34:03 -0700
...If the woven ground strap between the front nosecone of the transmission is wasting away from rust, corrosion, etc., that can definitely be a...
Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 10:25:42 EST
...Some things that come to mind are engine grounding straps, ECU grounding, TEMPII sensor and fuel pressure. You say the coil has been replaced...
Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:46:40 -0700
It would be easier to worry more that your engine grounding strap is in good shape with good clean connections. It's just super...
Re: stupid, ignorant question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:11:22 -0500
...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: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:52:57 -0500
...what the problem >> might be. >> Is there suppose to be a strap grounding the engine to the chassis ? >> On Friday, July 23, 2004, at...
Re: Battery Cranking Amps??
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 13:11:51 -0500
...Finally, ensure that all of your grounds are solid, particularly any Tranny-to-body ground strap (don't recall if the '81 had one...
Re: Still sputtering....
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 23:37:06 -0400
...Before I did anything else I'd replace the main webbed body to head ground strap, then cut a few inches off all those...
Re: Bad Fuel Pump?
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:04:39 -0400
Jeff, Check your ground straps, make sure you good contact at ALL points. Where the battery ground connects in the battery compartment, the ground...
Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 02:42:48 -0500
...Is there suppose to be a strap grounding the engine to the chassis ? On Friday, July 23, 2004, at 12:53 PM, mark drillock...
Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:09:18 -0700
...I tried putting in new ground straps on the engine and = also a new one on the transmission but this didn't help at...
Electrical Leak Problem Solved
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Jun 1995 17:05:22 -0400
...The battery would run down when I left it with the battery ground strap connected. When I would leave the battery disconnected from the...
Re: 1`985 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:54:06 -0500
...Grounds cleaned many times, even double ground straps. Basically it is throwing raw fuel into the muffler where it is burnt. Mileage is around...
Re: Vanagon bogging - any possible diagnoses OTHER than the AFM?
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Thu, 16 May 2002 16:06:57 -0400
...side) causes the hesitation symptom, but a piece of replacement 1" ground strap should cost a couple of bucks, and you should probably replace...
Re: Ground Cleaning time...any tips & tricks?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:33:03 -0700
...head.� 6 or 8 FI grounds come into the head under a couple of bolts, and the ground strap over to the body there...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:16:56 -0700
...Slow turnover when starting. > >I assume you connected the negative cable from fresh batter to a clean >point at frame (?) > >Are the ground straps...
Help with Bucking/Stalling
Historical mailing list - Mark G
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:32:46 -0500
...New plugs, plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, temp II sensor, fuel filter, AFM (remanufactured), ICV, IC module, O2 sensor, ground straps (tranny and...
RE: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 28 Jun 95 13:10:11 CDT
...without disconnecting the battery ground strap. :( a word of advice to ALL the bus folk: DISCONNECT THE BATTERY whenever you do anything with the...
Update on piston problem (the death of a piston)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 29 May 1999 19:40:56 EDT
...When the garage installed this fellow's nice factory rebuild they neglected to put a ground strap on the head. So for the past...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:48:53 -0500
...Like you, I've got all new > > >wiring and cleaned connections re; ground straps etc. Last thing I can > > >figger is either battery or...
RE: 65 UnEarthing - how/where to attach drag chain?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:03:00 -0800 (PST)
...This should let you get it out of "The Pit", and up onto level ground where you can do it right. Good luck! Steve...
Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:23:29 -0700
...grounds! Clean the ground at the batter terminal and > where the ground strap attaches to the body, and add a new thick ground > strap...
Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:57:03 -0700
...It was suggested that a separate ground strap be installed between the AFM and the body, or perhaps it was the engine block (which...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:15:51 -0500
...new battery, cleaned grounds, new ground strap at tranny, > new starter bushing in clutch housing, replaced long cable from > battery to starter. > Starter symptoms...
Re: Need help with a 78 Bus
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:41:25 -0700
...There should be a trans to body ground strap. That's usually thought of as being important for starter operation ..... it could be VW...
Help needed troubleshooting VDO oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:14:09 -0700
...new sender wire, power straight from the battery, ground straight to the battery ground strap. Gauge still goes to max pressure. 3) If I...
Re: Summary of Door rubber
Historical mailing list - Mitch Hendrickson
Tue, 05 Apr 94 15:30:45 PDT
...The rubber includes a hole for the cc> limiting strap but I was not tearing apart my door to do the cc> limiting strap...
Re: dragging starter
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Thu, 2 Apr 1998 12:59:21 -0800
...Two batteries later, I found a ground strap loose. Hooked it up to everything. No luck whatsoever. Thought I had a leak; the only...
Electrical Problem on '85 westfalia
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:46:53 -0500
...I also measured the resistance from the coil strap to the case and the heads, the meter read .1 ohm. I am having another...
Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:21:52 -0700
The two ground straps to clean first, I say. The one is in the battery compartment, the other is under the car from body...
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
Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:07:56 -0800
...No dice. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Wes >>>>> >>>>> Roger Sisler wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ground straps, ignition switch plug,then take your new starter to an >>>>>> advance auto parts store and have...
Second battery install instructions
Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:44:03 -0500
...1.Rotate passenger seat to rear and disconnect your primary battery at the ground strap. 2.Slide drivers seat all the way forward then...
Re: ground straps
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:17:54 -0400
At 03:36 AM 6/7/2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote: >I would be very interested to know more about this RF situation, as...
Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
Historical mailing list - Oliver Balson
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:35:31 -0500
...I'm certain this is not an ignition/electrical problem, as we've checked all grounds, even added an extra engine grounding strap. etc...
Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:14:38 -0400
...Reinstalled the post and bolted on the battery ground strap. Using the 8mm bolt and washers, I attached the battery ground strap and the...
Re: Soft shackles
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 1 Aug 2015 10:48:31 -0500
...You can use one on either or both ends of the tow to save > > your strap from abuse...I tow with either an old...
Vanagon Towing Report (long)
Historical mailing list
11 Sep 96 09:45:16 PDT
...The reason so many rental trailers have such dismal lights is that they don't take the time to run a decent ground to...
Re: Won't start when hot OR cold
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:17:02 -0600
...Checked and cleaned EVERY negative ground point I can find (including > transmission grounding). > Added 2 additional grounding straps to the system (one from the...
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 - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:05:00 -0500
...the starter, the alternator, and the starter bushing (in addition to cleaning up some grounds and replacing the battery ground strap). What else can...
Re: heating water for westy camping trips
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 16:31:20 GMT
...Just don't drive around with the bag in the luggage rack unless it's strapped in there. Don't forget that private campgrounds...
Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:56:57 -0800
...grounds! Clean the ground at the batter terminal and >> where the ground strap attaches to the body, and add a new thick ground >> strap...
My Vanagon's Inspection Report
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:18:30 -0700
...Thanks' Phaedra '85 Westy-Wolf 1 Needs transmission ground strap & battery ground cable. 2 Checked hesitation/deceleration prob: needs updated throttle switch. 3 Battery...