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• Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:54:25 -0500
  ...the single ground circuit of the 3.5 mm jack? > > Side note: of course this is easy by buying a cable that provides a...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:13:49 -0500
  ...Could I use > the > >> frame > >> for one and the ground wire for the other? Do I need to pull > another > >> wire > >> through the tube...
• RE: Temperature needle low: thermostat or sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:04:20 -0400 (AST)
  ...I am going to run a real 8' long ground cable directly from battery - post to the starter bolt on the transmission. This should...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:17:49 -0500
  ...Am I in the ballpark? > > With O2-cable unplugged, resistance between connector and ground on > cable to O2-sensor is infinite. Resistance between other...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 19:20:50 +0000
  Try Detoxit on the cable connector and ground. Also some have reported improvement by adding a extra ground from the AFM to chassis. ----- Original...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:42:42 -0400
  ...It is a coaxial cable. The > outer sheath is grounded. make sure you have the sensor connected only > to the center wire. The two...
• oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:15:51 EDT
  ...the grounded shileding in places from deteriorating insulation. I plan on replacing the sensor itself soon and am thinking about replacing the cable also...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:21:35 -0800
  You should also clean and re-tighten all of the ground cables located in various places around the van. Particularly the transmission to frame...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:18:14 EST
  You should also clean and re-tighten all of the ground cables located in various places around the van. Particularly the transmission to frame...
• Re: Main Positive battery Cable
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:22:55 -0400
  Just a side note, be sure to check the battery ground strap also...... Howard On 8/24/2010 22:40, Rocket J Squirrel wrote...
• Re: BUcking List ...More Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:18:17 -0800
  ...Installing the magic VW cable or a capacitor between 2 and 4. 3. Change the AFM 4. Change fuel filter, 5. Clean ground cables...
• removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:40:10 -0500
  Hey everyone, I would like to clean up the ground strap that runs from the tranny mount to the body. I have taken care...
• Re: Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Sean
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:54:41 -0700
  ...Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> I am sure on my 84 they used a...
• Re: a/c loads the system down and it stumbles and dies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:33:29 -0500
  ...The biggest problem at the idle > was core was loose dirty corroded ground cables Must have been 6 > different cables all on this one...
• Re: fire
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:05:25 -0700
  ...I looked at the ignitor cable that goes from the push button, down to the burner box. Where the ignitor cable makes a sharp...
• Alternator and grounds
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:39:09 -0700
  ...Late yesterday afternoon I did quick addition of 4 awg wire from alt body to the little grounding stud on front wall of compartment...
• Re: Which battery terminal off first?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 May 2017 11:36:20 -0700
  ...Connect the positive cable to each battery first, then the negative cable. This minimizes sparking, and the negative cable can be connected to the...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:07:45 -0400
  ...shorting to the > grounded shileding in places from deteriorating insulation. <snip> > I am wondering if anyone has > replaced �this �cable and if so where...
• Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:25:36 -0400
  ...cables to connect the radio to the amp. The amp will be grounded at one point, the radio at another, and the two grounded...
• Update on my Trip to Canada, NH and back to Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:48:15 -0400
  ...But I did get up under the van and fiddle with the grounding strap to the transmission (braided copper cable), moved it back and...
• Re: Best place to locate headlight relays
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:46:35 +0200
  ...I also ran a nice fat soft copper cable off the original battery ground, down to a location on the frame, lower front right...
• Re: Looking for Grounding Star
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:25:59 -0800
  ...On that particular car design the main ground cable was under the battery where it was covered and eaten away by battery acid. See...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:06 -0700
  ...stock ground strap at the front of the transmission provides that function nicely. just make sure it's not corroded. ....like between cable and...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:27:39 -0600
  ...Kim Brennan >Cables from the battery. The ground strap is easy enough to replace as it >right there in the battery compartment. The positive...
• Re: re-wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:06:41 -0500
  I think I'd start out by cleaning my ground cables on the battery, chasis to tranny, possibly adding an extra ground cable between...
• Re: '56 kombi - new security system
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:19:21 -0600 (MDT)
  ...starter-battery cable--the cable had corroded out from within the plastic sheath, thus invisible. Replaced it as well as both ground straps. Archetypal...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:55:57 -0800
  ...Generally speaking "ground" > currents in the chassis will follow the shortest straight path to the > battery ground cable. Running grounds belonging to one system...
• Re: HELP! EV is trying to kill my wife......
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:06:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...The easiest to check would be the ground cable at the battery...check both ends. If you have some 14 gauge wire...run a...
• Ground Fault in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:34:18 -0500
  ...Does anyone know if a cable from body to earth ground would solve the problem? As Joel says below, it may still require that...
• Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:50:49 -0600
  ...Replaced engine block -> chasis ground cable and cleaned contact points (ground paint off fender) 5. Cleaned transmission -> chassis ground cable contact points 6. Cleaned...
• Re: Another nice trip with NO vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:55:51 -0700
  ...Steve, Could you possibly post a few more details as to exactly where you installed the capacitor and ground cable? I installed a cap...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:47:54 -0700
  ...Am I in the ballpark? >> >> With O2-cable unplugged, resistance between connector and ground on >> cable to O2-sensor is infinite. Resistance between other...
• Re: Getting wires to...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 23 May 2003 16:16:46 -0400
  ...and tying all the dash grounds to it, as well, since the ground path through the body seems to be pretty lossy. (I have...
• Re: Scale of 1 to 10: climate control cable
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:34:50 -0700
  ...One of my vent cables also did not work and (after I had the dash out) I oculd see that it was a bent...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:47:29 -0600
  ...My question is would the > ground cable get quite warm to the touch during normal starting? Am I > looking at replacing the battery cables...
• Jetta/Golf Battery Cables $10 (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:46:49 EST
  ...I don't know how many times I have had a hard start condition because these ground cables get really corroded here in the...
• Re: O2/ECU coaxial cable
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:59:45 -0500
  ...cable off and found inner insulation at the sensor end had hardened and cracked allowing the inner conductor to short to the outer grounded...
• Re: Warm Feet & strange guages
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Lewis
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:19:04 +0100
  ...Warm Feet >Pop off the intrument cluster cover and find the heater control cable. >Loosen the screw on the cable clamp. Move the housing...
• Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:11:09 -0800
  ...the single ground circuit of the 3.5 mm jack? > > Side note: of course this is easy by buying a cable that provides a...
• Goldie passed inspection . On The Road !!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 08:58:52 -0400
  ...Removed braided ground straps and replaced them w/ 4 awg insulated battery cables. Grounded left side head to chassis, as well as head to...
• Re: battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Wed, 19 May 1999 00:10:21 -0230
  ...a ground from the bottom bolt on your starter (where it bolts to the transmission) to the bolt where your battery ground cable connects...
• Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:15:04 -0800
  ...the single ground circuit of the 3.5 mm jack? Side note: of course this is easy by buying a cable that provides a...
• Re: Stereo Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Gary Mceachern
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 17:53:24 -0400
  ...There are two coax cables that come from the head unit. Cable A (Left Front Amp In) and Cable B (Right Front Amp In...
• Re: Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 04:48:17 -0700
  The stud is for a battery hold down plate but will work fine as the ground connection. The factory ground connection for the auxiliary...
• Re: Tranmission R & R
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:18:31 -0700
  If the ground cable hasn't been removed before, when re-installing, clean cable mount point at frame down to bare metal. Details on...
• Re: Another nice trip with NO vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:49:03 -0700
  ...exactly where you > installed the > >capacitor and ground cable? > > Da Cable: > > One end of the ground cable goes to the alternator body. > I used...
• Re: star grounds
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 01:43:09 -0800
  ...It is probably a good idea to remove the ground cable from the battery first. Pull it down a ways so you can see...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Fri, 28 May 2010 16:22:06 -0700
  I ran a very short 8 ga cable out of the battery box (+ only): http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/Battery1.JPG Wire strands soldered...
• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Apr 2018 17:32:16 -0400
  If you *don't* pull it and you touch the battery cable (or your wrench when you're working on it) to ground you...
• Re: Both Batteries Failed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:05:58 -0400
  ...attached a charger to it? - Thanks Shane ----------------------------------------------------------- Negative side of battery is where the ground cable (goes to chassis connection) should be attached. Michael
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:04:56 EDT
  ...Check the transmission ground strap for corrosion damage. Mine was bad and I replaced it with another webbed ground cable. When the bolts that...
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:27:21 -0600
  ...The short cable that leads from the solenoid into the starter body is part of this circuit. When the starter on my '91 GL...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:35:33 -0700
  ...ebrake cables When removing and installing them, I use pliers to grab the collar on cable housing where it inserts into brake backing plate...
• Re: speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:50:00 -0400
  ...IIRC that's a prime signal to check your ground cable at the transmission. The speedo spring gets to be part of the vehicle...
• Re: Conductive grease for connections???
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:51:01 -0700
  ...surface of the ground strap? Just melt a small pot of tin and dip the end of the ground cable into the hot molten...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:16:54 -0800
  ...the white Romex cable you see on the floor. Be sure that big green wire (8 ga) is indeed grounded to the body, mine...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:06:24 -0400
  ...It is a coaxial cable. > The > > outer sheath is grounded. make sure you have the sensor connected only > > to the center wire. The two...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:59:44 -0800
  ...Weak Starting > Cables from the battery. The ground strap is easy enough to replace as > it right there in the battery compartment. The positive...
• Re: Missing engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 02:25:52 -0400
  ...flexible medium size grounding braided wire or cable will work just fine.<BR> <BR> you could even use smallish battery cable - but since the...
• Re: Missing engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:16:10 -0400
  At 02:25 AM 7/4/2008, Scott wrote: >you could even use smallish battery cable - but since the engine >moves a lot, you...