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• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:29:32 -0600
  ...a possible �84 donor nearby. > >> > >> I also noted a couple more ground straps that need cleaning/attention > >> (including the one between the solenoid and...
• Re: clutch replacement - anything else while I'm in there?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 20:48:59 -0800
  ...seal (this was #2, although was probably fine, see below) -clean ground strap & be sure to replace before trying to start, I've heard...
• Re: stalling after highway
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:47:07 -0400
  ...Ignition switch (common failure point), grounds (including starter and engine/trans straps) and then if there are issues after that with on the road...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:19:45 -0400
  ...Also a faulty or non-existant ground strap to the engine can cause a high resistance reading. Checking these with an Ohm meter takes...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:52:26 -0500
  ...I'm thinking I'll make up a few more sections to double up on my grounding straps at the engine and transmission. -Ry...
• Re: Fuel Tank R&R-Now Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:05:04 -0700
  ...Van, of which I've owned several and driven into the ground and they never gave me any trouble. Sorry, just need to rant...
• '80 air-cooled power loss
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:45:55 -0700
  ...Don't forgot to make sure the ground strap is good and shiny. Of course, maybe it is a bad cat. Either way, I...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 26 May 2018 13:17:41 -0700
  ...So while cranking what is the voltage at the battery, the starter, voltage drop across the battery to starter cable, and the ground strap...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:01:08 -0700
  Or just get a small bicycle GPS computer or a wireless cycle computer with a magnet if you are really cash-strapped... If you...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:55:22 -0700 (MST)
  ...wiring loom--not a bad idea on a '70 vehicle; replace ground strap (they get reeeeeeal nasty) and perhaps battery cables. Upgrade all engine...
• Re: 89 Bluestar muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:37:38 -0500
  ...I ground through the rivets and cut the lower piece shorter and then re attached it with number 10 nuts and bolts. Its much...
• Re: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:34:28 -0600
  Alan, Enjoy yourself as you watch all the low ground clearance cars get bogged down while you drive by! The most important factor in...
• FS: '86 Syncro, plus new OEM viscous coupler
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:14:30 -0700
  ...Heads rebuilt and resealed 109,000 miles plus the all-important ground strap to prevent electrolysis, done by Northwest Connecting Rod. Tranny rebuilt ~120...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:05:05 -0500
  ...Can't help wondering about all those ground up pumas, though. That must be what brought about the decline of the big cats in...
• Re: Raising poptop with kayak on roof
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:43:06 EST
  ...I > >have it strapped on about as far back as it can reasonably go, so as to > have > >the weight at the bottom of...
• Re: 86 syncro doesn't start
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:31:59 -0700
  ...case, take a good look, and possibly clean and tighten the ground > strap at the front of the transmission. > > And really............a remote starter...
• Re: Air conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:53:57 +0000
  I took these same fans and mounted them to magnetic welder's grounds from harbor freight. They stick about anywhere in my metal-dashed...
• Re: Buying New Battery Today: Advice?
  Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:12:10 -0400
  ...Had to cut up an old tiedown and use the strap as a handle to lower the battery in, after that things went together...
• Re: o/t truck rentals...moving
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:34:06 -0800
  ...Check the wheel straps after the first 30 miles or so, >they tend to settle in and loosen up a little at first. > >-- > >David...
• Re: Complaint Dept (engine swaps, reliability, whining)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 09:35:40 -0500
  ...grounding but I've put a megger between the block and heads individually and seen very little resistance, cause I conjectured the ground strap...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:02:35 -0500
  ...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: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 21:13:06 -0400
  ...I guess I should also simply double check all my ground straps, although, I have to admit I really don't know what that...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:51:50 -0400
  ...a possible ’84 donor nearby. >>> >>> I also noted a couple more ground straps that need cleaning/attention >>> (including the one between the solenoid and...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Feb 2002 (#2002-185)
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:00:50 -0500
  ...I didn't remember seeing anything > when I took off the straps, but I did find, on the ground under the car, two > identical...
• Re: Muffler clamp question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:40:29 -0800
  ...I have tried hanging with flexible straps to the body....Noise and vibration results and now, with my dual downpipe header and it's...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter (solved!)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:42:17 -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: auxillary battery losing charge in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:03:18 -0400
  ...I also connected a ground strap (#10 wire was used throughout this installation) for the auxillary battery to a screw I had inserted in...
• diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:55:42 -0700
  ...At the same time I replaced brake-lines, ps lines, ps pump, gas tank straps, coolant hoses, fuel lines and a few other odds...
• Re: ideal vanagon camp chair ideas wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 00:42:13 +0000
  ...Throw the chairs in and cinch the down using Andy straps hooked to both sides. Super easy and very secure. Strong enough to hold...
• Re: Coil-itis
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:56:37 -0700
  ...ground too. (engine to > > > chasse, battery to box/chasse, starter etc.) We grinded all the contact > > > points (used Dielectric Grease), and replaced ground straps...
• Re: Vanagon tranny question regarding 3rd gear grind on manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:22:25 -0400
  ...It also has a ground strap on it. I noticed my gear shift lever > moving around quite a bit when letting off /stepping on...
• Re: Shady Boy Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:05:54 -0400
  ...The tie down straps are sufficient for moderate winds but I would be inclined to "reef" the awning if high winds were expected. The...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:44:29 -0400
  ...it will hug the ground and pool in low spots, which is what you saw when you released it. It can travel a long...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul, more power and Australian coolant problem fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 15:30:26 +1000
  ...What should be done as corrosion prevention? > (grounding straps?, insertion of kathode? special gasket sealer?) > > > Bj�rn > > > Bj�rn Ratjen > Mill Bay, B.C...
• Re: Where do you mount your gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 19:22:11 EST
  ...the driver side cylinder head and mounted the strap there along with its own ground wire. It does have a bend in it but...
• Re: Alternator output and wire size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:08:11 -0700
  ...grounding strap, front of transmission to body of >> van. >> >> if there is poor contact or high resistance it can be in the ground side...
• Camping and cooling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:36:49 -0500
  ...I sewed a hem in the attachment end of the shade after cutting off the straps and clips with a razor blade. A piece...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..? FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 05:56:02 -0400
  ...Clean up the ground cable or strap both at the battery as described earlier and the other end under the bus or maybe in...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:34:30 -0500
  ...The tie-down straps that U-Haul provides are strong > >> enough, but there are not enough of them. I would use some extra > >> straps...
• Re: Pulling the tranny yourself
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 03:41:48 -0800
  ...Have someone "manage" the jack as you remove the four bolts (and ground strap) that hold the tranny to the frame. Do not work...
• Re: fuel pump relays?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 18:11:54 -0800
  ...but whenever doing ANY electrical work it is best to disconnect the ground strap from the negative terminal of the battery. That prevents most...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 04:21:41 -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...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:01:32 EDT
  ...Can't help wondering about all those ground up pumas, though. That must be what brought about the decline of the big cats in...
• Re: Ryan - 2 Gas Tank - 1 (seal replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:06:50 -0700
  ...guess we'll leave that decision to the generals on the ground. Cheers, Peter On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Bill...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter (solved!)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:08:21 -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: idle stabilizer valve question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:07:52 +0200
  ...Especially inportant is the engine block to chassis ground strap on the driver's side. This one often corrodes, and breaks when the A...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:19:37 -0700
  ...have) I pulled the starter and cleaned it (externally); cleaned the ground strap and contact points on the transmission and cleaned the wire ends...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list - L. J|rgen \hman
  Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:47:19 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...The sides and the rear has straps for fastening the sides when rolled up. The canvas canopy is very common in sweden. There is...
• Toronto Vans
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 07:15:54 -0400
  ...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: 110VAC Wire Re-Routing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:35:02 -0800
  ...http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-BZ103050vTVL-outlet-Protector-Chargers/dp/B0017HF3XO I'll strap the #14 Loomex (aka Romex) where I can and keep...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:41:33 -0400
  ...If the engine splash shields are in place, then I can only think of fuel lines, fuel pump with connectors, and ground straps. I...
• Re: Vanagon and Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:56:51 -0800
  ...It took them about 2 hours and they needed a hoist to do it as the straps will hit the ground before they come...
• Re: Alternator issues - long!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 14 May 2004 10:00:08 -0400
  ...Make sure your transmision ground strap is in good condition. Reconnect that blue wire. That some readings. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:39:46 +0000
  ...I'm certain this is not an ignition/electrical >>problem, as we've checked all grounds, even added an extra engine >>grounding strap. etc...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 25 May 2011 22:16:30 -0700
  ...All I can say is that if it is that strut bar that Jake suggested tying a recovery strap to, I'm hoping it...
• Exhaust system help
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:21:45 -0700
  ...50degree Golf motor, I used 2 muffler hangers with those rubber straps to support the end of my system over where it exits at...
• Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssure light woes
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 07:44:37 -0800
  ...Mounted the >sender to the pushrod tube tin and to enhance the ground I ran a strap from >one of the tin bolts to...
• Re: Fridge led substitute
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:27:09 -0700
  ...then I’ll move Install Bus Depot >> Vision ket and update ground straps to the end of my list. >> >> Eric Caron >> 85 GL Auto...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:55:29 -0500
  ...I immediately find the > > > braided ground strap that goes from the block to the gound > > > point near > > > the coil is almost split, so I...
• Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:18:56 -0500
  ...Late air-cooled VWs that had the central test socket had a wire from both ends of the battery ground strap - battery terminal and...