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• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters) NVC
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:47:57 -0400
  ...Most agriculture/farm stores carry them to be used to ground farm buildings' lightning rods. I have them feel safe because of them.
• Re: Missing engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - James G. Reed Jones
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:11:41 -0400
  Thanks all, I have found where the ground strap should have been (and a broken rusted end still attached at each bolt). I will...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 16:41:16 -0800
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_780_449/alternator_cable_upgrade.html Check the ground strap from the front of the transmission...
• Re: 85GL Acting Wierd........
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:04:55 -0500
  ...The ECU supplies the ground connection when it turns ON the pump. It is possible that the relay blow up affected the ECU but...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:25:43 EDT
  <<<<...you should check all the ground wires and make sure they are not corroded. There was also a recall from Volkswagen to add a...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:21:17 -0700
  ...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: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:45:03 -0800
  ...Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1 Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> about engine grounds... anyone has a list...
• Re: My fool injection
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 95 9:35:02 EST
  How solid are the grounds from the engine to body? We had a hard time starting as well. Grounds running from the distributor base...
• Re: Rear speakers
  Historical mailing list
  05 Aug 96 10:22:31 PDT
  ...Check for grounding to body each wire (shouldn't be grounded). I had one wire that was shorted to ground by a screw removed...
• Re: Can't find a 1.9 fuel injection problem?
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:31:43 -0400
  ...and any other brown-colored (they are ground) wires you can find, especially back to the computer. Digijet is very sensitive to bad electrical...
• Re: FP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:14:56 -0800
  At 03:25 AM 11/24/2004, you wrote: >Wiring on this is pretty solid, but does the sending unit need to >be grounded...
• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:50:27 -0400
  ...The injectors act > like they are not grounded, however, went through and cleaned all the FI > grounds just in case, still would not start...
• 1.9 l bad ground
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:31:39 -0400
  ...perhaps, in some cases, a faulty ground at the tempereature sending unit, due to upper thermostat housing poorly grounded to engine, is the actual...
• Re: Blinker weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:49:57 -0500
  ...If the grounding bars inside the taillight assembly are actually at ground potential with the fixture lit then it gets more interesting and complicated...
• Westy water level indicator fixed, interesting fridge fringe benefit?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:30:21 -0800
  ...a weak/open ground between the bottom (black) terminal on the water tank and ground. I ran a new ground from that terminal back...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:19:10 -0500
  ...would add to this that an alternate test is to run a jumper wire from a known good engine ground to the sensor housing...
• Re: Trans. ground wire and fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:27:02 -0400
  I have the VW trans ground straps for $5 each if you wanted one. Just FYI. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www...
• Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:51:36 -0700
  ...Don't they share the ground with the turn indicators? Poor grounds on both sides of the vehicle is not impossible, but I don...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 10:18:27 -0700
  ...Many folks have apparently fixed their problem by > finding and repairing a missing/broken/loose/corroded ground > connection. The 2 flat ground braids, one...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:54:39 -0700
  ...re The fridge relays that use the starter as ground have a small red/black wire attached to relay pin 85 or 86. so...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:15:35 -0500
  ...Good idea certainly to augment the ground there, and at the same time, hell why not daisy chain it from head (stock ground location...
• Re: Syncro fuel sender ground fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:22:42 -0700
  ...Syncro fuel sender ground fix > > A month or so ago I fixed my erratic fuel gauge by adding another ground at the sender. Tom...
• generator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:29:16 -0600
  ...To do this, you ground the field of the generator, and add 12v to the + terminal(fan belt off,silly)and the generator turns...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 16:17:33 -0400
  You can also use electrical connection enhancer/protector on all grounds. It will keep oxidation at bay while improving current flow. See local hardware...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 08:33:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...sez... > >>I don't _have_ a trans strap > > >I bet you do, unless it's corroded away, your tranny has a big flat ground...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 24 May 2002 07:49:16 -0700
  >Hey, folks, if you ground the horn to the body you will have a continuous >symphony in the horn section. Don't forget that...
• Re: Blasphemy, tires, and handling.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 21:26:08 -0700 (PDT)
  So leo mulvihill says: > > Ground Clearance, How much are you going to need. Comfort, Air > Conditioning, 4 million people can't be wrong. I...
• Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:48:39 -0500
  ...What I can't understand is how adding a ground strap to the right side of the engine. On yours, do you know where...
• Location of ground point 18 on 87 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Schaefer
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:32:41 -0800
  ...I'm looking for the location of ground point 18, ( as per the bentley wiring diagram). This is the ground point which comes from...
• ground wire gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:56:38 -0600
  ...My question is this; will a 10 gauge ground wire work? Thanks, robyn
• Re: Pulsing Engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:49:03 EST
  Check the grounds to the engine (ground strap on driver's side head to firewall and the other is on the tranny). That is...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:00:21 -0700
  ...Then it sits at closer to 12 volts at the input end, dropping to > zero volts at the true ground end. The relay ground...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:27:55 -0400
  ...The flasher circuit needs a ground at the gauge, but the gauge itself is only grounded through the sender. >I removed the level control...
• Re: Projektzwo Foglight Wiring Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:27:16 -0400
  ...If you go with this lighted switch, you'll also need to make your own ground wire (as indicated on the diagram) for the...
• Re: 87 Syncro - Vanagon-type Syndrome and Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:06:22 -0800
  ...The ECU grounds to the body fairly close to the ECU. Just follow the brown wire from the connector. A brown wire (for O2...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:59:25 EDT
  ...I ran a new ground wire and I'm back in business. Check all those grounds,....they're so important. Scott De Santi 86...
• Cleaning grounds in dash
  Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:38:50 -0500
  ...I cleaned all that out as well as the junkyard gunk in it, and now I'm wondering - where are these ground points I...
• Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:54:33 -0800
  ...oem style ground crimp on fitting Try here: http://www.vintageconnections.com/ On 1/11/08, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > > anyone know...
• Re: towing a syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:50:36 -0500
  ...i once read, but forgot, what the consensus was on towing a >syncro with all four wheels on the ground, and wanted to check...
• Headlights Grounded!
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Fri, 16 May 1997 14:37:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...The melted, broken one turned out to be the headlights grounding wire. Pretty cool!!! Since it was melted, I just cut the metal connector...
• Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:53:20 -0700
  ...First question - if this is your set up, have you had to ground the sender since the bottom of the block is aluminum? When...
• Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:07:38 -0500
  The ground is actually switched/pulsed by the ECU. This is how the fuel delivery is controlled. You need to check the wiring and...
• Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:32:25 -0700
  Sure but for measuring what you think is a problem you need to put the meter between 85 and ground as the only connection...
• Re: Headlight help needed ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:19:27 -0500
  At 06:47 PM 2/11/2012, Dug Smith wrote: >Check the grounds, they've always been a PITA for me. Dake's all...
• Poor Ground and Head Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 08:11:51 -0700
  Heard a theory that the head corrosion is accelerated by compromised/poor engine electrical grounding. Any thoughts? (Newbie post - sorry if this was covered...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:39:28 -0700
  Bentley should show a number at "end" of ground wire at bottom of wiring diagram page. Look for this number in ground section on...
• Re: tracing electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:11:05 -0700
  ...If the ground terminal do not read 0 ohms with the ground of the van, there is a bad ground. btw, in the case...
• Re: towing a Automatic vanagon in neutral w/ drive wheels on the ground??
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Sun, 12 May 2002 15:13:32 -0700
  ...towing a Automatic vanagon in neutral w/ drive wheels on the ground?? has anyone towed a automatic vanagon in neutral w/ rear drive wheels...
• IT RUNS!! was: HELP - No power to fuel pump - 87
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:55:12 -0400
  ...So I improvised...I spliced in a second ground wire and attached it to the 13mm bolt that holds the face plate to the...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:21:54 -0500
  ...Stock, the ground path is from the wire, through the terminal, into the nut, into the stud, and into the engine. Like you said...
• Re: Mysterious loose ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 24 May 2011 11:46:59 -0700
  I've seen ground wires in that general location on Digijet systems attached to the AFM. Jim -----Original Message----- From: neil n Sent: Tuesday...
• Re: Blinkers not working???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:52:13 -0800
  ...No ground issues. > > JFF > > > > > On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:26 PM, neil N wrote: > > IIRC, there may have been a ground wire I...
• Re: Problem with running rich when motor warm......90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:28:50 -0500
  ...The ground wire for terminal 19 on the ECU was the culprit. On non-Syncro Vanagons, the ground point for this wire is on...
• Re: extra precautions on fuelin up.
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:19:32 -0800
  Beg to differ, Actually the body metal of a vehicle resting on rubber tires is not a "true" ground. However, it does offer a...
• Re: Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:38:00 -0500
  The fuel pump will not work without the ground, if you ran the ground thru a relay or a toggle hidden up front you...
• Re: Vanagon problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:43:11 EST
  Walter, I had a similar problem with my van which was caused by bad grounds. Please check all the grounds for good connection, and...
• tranny ground.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:16:52 -0800
  ...has anyone cleaned up there transmssion ground under the van? mine looks way gummed up. Thanks. Joseph -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email __________________________________________________ FREE...
• Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:23:48 -0800
  ...Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > > anyone know where to get the original style ring terminals that are on the > engine grounds <brown wires> > mike >
• Re: Blinkers not working???
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 15:11:07 -0500
  ...It is probably a loose or broken ground connection at one of the two star ground connectors that are behind the fuse panel. The...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:44:17 -0800
  ...I'm sure that pointer will help other > >people! > > > >And the current track is ground? > > The current tracks are vertical. Ground is horizontal, at...