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• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:02:03 -0800
  ...However, there >> is no ground #16 listed in benteley on page 97.60. >> >> I checked and cleaned the other grounds (including ground #10 the...
• Ground connector part number?
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:49:27 -0400
  Hi all, Can anyone who have a copy of the ETKA can tell me what the part number for both ground connectors just above...
• Re: rear speaker wires, '83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:45:08 -0700
  ...Later models ran separate grounds. And newer receivers can handle the separate grounds where earlier radios used the common ground setup. So on your...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:11:32 -0400
  Well, I guess Dave, that you could attach a grounding strap beneath the chassis which would drag along the road surface, as some commercial...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:14:34 -0400
  ...If someone changed the headlight grounding in anyway all bets are off. It is very common for the headlights to be re-grounded near...
• Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 19:41:25 CST6CDT
  On 9 Aug 96, Terry Tan wrote: > One thing the Ground cable on the battery terminal felt quite warm > indicating some heavy load somewhere...
• �Ground straps!
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:53:43 -0600
  Some one just asked about the ground straps, again. which reminds me of a question I asked a few weeks ago. Do both heads...
• Re: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:38:01 -0400
  The ground cluster you are looking for is behind the fuse box (and slightly above it). Several ground connectors are there, and often a...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 22 May 2016 15:02:48 -0600
  Hi, When you set up your local ground points, did you use di-electric grease to reduce risk of rusting? Thanks, Steve W. On...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:29:18 -0800
  ...However, there >> is no ground #16 listed in benteley on page 97.60. >> >> I checked and cleaned the other grounds (including ground #10 the...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:14:01 -0800
  The true O2 sensor circuit ground point is nowhere near the O2 sensor and does not share any wires with the O2 sensor wiring...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 May 2016 13:17:59 -0500
  I nstalled a SA Grille on my '88 Volksiebus and changed the grounds from the ground stars to local grounding for each side. Just...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 18:08:43 -0400
  ...I wonder if some of the newer Vanagons had a shared ground to the rear speakers because they were shipped from the factory without...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:36:16 -0400
  > > In light of there not being a complete ground, hadn't it be best to check > the main ground strap from the engine/transmission...
• Re: Poor Ground and Head Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 16:29:22 -0400
  Brian, if the head isn't grounded then all of the current from the ignition system must make its way back to the battery...
• Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:08:54 -0500
  ...Finally I cleans the grounds in the engine compartment (not the tranny to frame ground...yet). All those issues seem to have disappeared, like...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus (engine conversion grounds question)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:22:31 -0700
  ...Electrical Gurus (engine conversion grounds question) > > Keep in mind that in most vehicles, the sensor ground or returns are > not chassis/battery grounds, they...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:28:52 -0800
  ...I moved the fuel sender ground wire forward > when I had the gas tank out, but am almost certain it's the ground > wire...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 06:31:44 -0500
  ...Check to make sure you have the correct ground > connection by noticing with the ground wire unplugged that the existing > Headlights go out" sounds...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:12:52 -0800
  ...In my Vanagon I installed a ground farm from B&C under the > driver's seat: > > http://www.bandc.aero/grounding-supplies-battery-cables...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:58:44 -0400
  Did you check the ground for the headlights, located on one of the grounding stars right above the fuse/relay panel? IIRC, high beams...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:22:41 -0400
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > Larry; > I also grounded the AFM housing long ago for static reasons. I > would think all grounds should be at...
• Re: Ground strap & AFM
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:11:55 -0800
  My 85 did not have an afm ground strap as stock equipment (that I know of). I added one but it didn't seem...
• Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:25:36 -0400
  ...This is a classic "ground loop" problem. Your radio was grounded at *two* points -- the power ground, and the case. Unfortunately, there are a...
• Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:22:38 -0600
  ...Basically bridges the ribber section to make a good circuit to the starter. (and alternator.) One other critical ground I've found on the...
• Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:49:26 -0600
  ...Where does the oxygen sensor ground(green wire)? Does it go to ground at the #29 chassis ground by the ECU? I have a...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:18:20 -0700
  ...For lack of a better way of saying it, power through this ground would only flow one way, thus checking ground continuity to frame...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:00:56 -0800
  What you are describing is a weak ground! An 85 should have a single brown wire to the instrument cluster 14 pin connector. Cut...
• Re: ground for brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:18:29 -0700
  ...Is it below the coil or below the distributor? I cleaned all the > grounds last fall and now the brake lights don't work...
• Re: bad grounds/running rich?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 23:09:11 -0800
  On the left side there is a bunch that goes to the ground. Clean them all, God knows where all belongs... There is a...
• Re: towing syncro
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:39:47 -0400
  ...all 4 wheels off of the ground on a flat bed truck Better: drive shaft removed and rear 2 wheels on the ground, transmission...
• Re: Amateur radio antenna mount for Vanagon dual band/tri-band
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:26:31 -0400
  ...If you mount at the front, it's just a matter of inches to connect to the ground plane. He was talking about mounting...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:18:15 -0500
  ...Same thing. >Where would ground be for this sensor, when I have to clean it? It ties into the licence-plate light ground, which...
• Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:52:37 -0700
  That fan has a brown ground wire and you could splice into that wire with another #12 or #10 wire and screw the other...
• Re: ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 15:54:40 -0700
  Looking at '88, '89 Vanagon electrical diagrams in Bentley, the O2 heater element grounds at engine bay. O2 body is the ground for the...
• Re: grounding for shore power
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:44:49 -0400
  ...I just make sure I plug the shore power cord in in the correct orientation. (Ground down) Then, all will be well if you...
• Re: Generic Wiring of Bosch O2 Sensor/ Cat implode
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:44:54 -0700
  ...One goes to Ground, one to +12v. Black = O2 sensor signal Grey = O2 sensor ground. The sensor element is NOT grounded to the sensor...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:02:58 -0700
  You mean like the 83.5-85 Vanagon 1.9 Digijet injection grounding is done. I wonder why they changed it for the next...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:46:00 -0800
  ...relays or good grounds. IMO, the good ground provides > more advantage. I think the answer is yes. :-) Good ground improves voltage and relays protect...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:23:07 -0500
  My solution was to use a small radiator hose clamp around the body of the sensor and a piece of copper wire that grounds...
• Re: 87 2.1 loss power
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:10:42 -0400
  ...I did check >>> the >>> wire and there is no ground on it with a ohm meter. I checked to ground >>> on >>> the block and...
• Re: Flasher Relay Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:55 -0800
  Sorry, I should have written that it is the heater fan switches that are on the same ground as the other dash stuff. The...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:37:58 -0800
  > You want to keep all those ground wires on the body, not the engine. hmm that would change how vw had it I mean...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sun, 25 May 2008 22:10:35 -0400
  Sounds as if you've checked already but it could be that the factory ground is faulty. IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:49:31 -0700
  ...Grounds (was Quality Inverters) > > > > To me ground means ground (the earth). When I hang a long wire (antenna) > > for > > my HF transceiver the ground...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 21:19:27 -0400
  ...I'll just >ground it to the nearest point. Don't bother. It is itself a ground. :) d
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:34:54 -0400
  At 06:22 PM 8/21/2013, Jim Felder wrote: >So, big 12v wire straight to the horn, big ground wire interrupted through >the...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 02:14:38 EDT
  ...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: Quality Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:54:01 -0400
  Yup! But, truth is that most folks and most camp grounds don't care a twit about this basic set of rules ... So, what...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:44:49 -0400
  In light of there not being a complete ground, hadn't it be best to check the main ground strap from the engine/transmission...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 00:55:25 +0000
  So, it's a headlight ground, not a turn signal ground? It makes sense if there is current in the circuit enough the glow...
• radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:07:06 -0700
  ...Back to it, checking ground sources when I noticed that the unit would remain on even with headunit ground removed, and even with head...
• Re: audio tach
  Historical mailing list - Josh Poulson
  Sun, 09 Apr 1995 20:06:14 PDT
  ...how do i make it > go away? This is indicative of a loose ground connection. Make sure that 1) the ground wire is of...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:14:13 -0500
  It does sound like a ground issue to me as well. Check the grounds that are located behind the fuse panel. You should be...
• Re; 1.9, Where are the grounds?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 08:46:09 -0500
  ...Can eliminate a lot of ground problems down the road. Terry 85 GL ==================================
• starter probalem
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 17:42:29 EDT
  What does the ground of the starter come off of. Its possible that the tranny ground diconnected would cause starter to not work? would...
• Blinker issue
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:16:46 -0400
  ...I checked the ground in both front and back. The ground wires are grounded to the vehicle. What I did notice is that when...
• Re: Max Tire Size and Ground Clearance?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:02:39 -0600
  Per Lindgren wrote: > > "Johnson, Darrell" wrote: > > > Several questions related to improving the ground clearance > How about 225/40ZR18 on 8,5x18 wheels in front...
• Stupid electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:55:56 -0800
  ...Get power using the tester when it's connected to a body ground. But then I connect my tester (one of those cheap light...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:03:43 EDT
  ...The rear speaker ground. > > All this talk of car stereos has me wondering if there is a shortcut to > getting two separate grounds for...