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• Re: Dead Vanagon....please help!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:43:00 -0700
  ...It's a really short one. - Ground strap from battery ground to chassis. The Vanagon one is woefully small - I upgraded mine to a...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:25:55 -0800
  ...In the breaker box, I'll connect a #14 bare copper ground pigtail to the box then connect the line and load grounds to...
• digijet grounds
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:13:07 -0500
  -------------------- Hi Volks, The digijet ecus have ground pins 6 and 7 common. They are soldered to the same land pattern on the printed circuit...
• digijet grounds
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:36:44 -0500
  ------------------------ Hi Volks, The digijet ecus have ground pins 6 and 7 common. They are soldered to the same land pattern on the printed circuit...
• digijet grounds
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 20:37:19 -0500
  --------------------------- Hi Volks, The digijet ecus have ground pins 6 and 7 common. They are soldered to the same land pattern on the printed circuit...
• Re: Max Tire Size and Ground Clearance?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 02:14:27 +0200
  Larry Hamm wrote: > Per, > How does 3" lowering improve the ground clearance?? IMHO, the later > Vgons had too little ground clearance anyway. > Larry > '82...
• Tail Light Problem--85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:46:55 -0400
  ...I searched all over the van for grounds and cleaned all I could find with sand paper. These included the ground cluster under the...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:05:08 -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: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:45:15 -0700
  ...On 5/4/2012 4:14 PM, Jack Botts wrote: > " the fuel pump is grounded on the frame right by the fuel pump." While...
• FW: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:36:02 -0700
  ...Relays check good. >> Cleaned fuse holder and put in new fuses. >> >> Best guess is bad ground. But is there one central ground for both...
• Re: Mysterious loose ground wire
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 May 2011 11:03:17 -0700
  There is no stock ground wire in that location, AFAIK. Year and model? Shops sometimes add a ground wire to the AFM to try...
• Re: Headlight relays install grounding questions,
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:36:09 -0700
  "should I find another ground post wheel and install that?" I've read here that some volks have fastened a ground using one of...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:34:10 -0500
  ...additionally check the resistance > >between the case near the sender and ground on a chassis ground point. > >resistance should be very low here, if...
• Re: erratic heater blower
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:59:22 -0400
  Same ground for all speeds, so if high works reliably...not that you shouldn't check the ground anyway. d At 05:22 10...
• Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:43:56 -0500
  Hi jake, My air-cooled does not have this ground either, thought the PO changed out the engine and may have eliminated it. When...
• Re: Aesthetically correct but non-functioning dash clock
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:39:07 -0500
  ...Turn your lights on and follow the ground path from the ground connector, looking for 12v. If you find it then you just passed...
• Re: star grounds
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:07:19 -0500
  A "ground" is simply the point on the body where negative electrons continue their trip back to the battery's negative terminal. Most of...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:17:40 -0700
  Seeing that the ground wire "looks connected" isn't good enough. The clicking indicates a good relay if anything. If you attach a new...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:26:37 EDT
  "...Starting with 1985, each rear speaker was wired to have its own ground...." My '85 had the pod rear speakers, and a common ground...
• Re: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:20:14 -0700
  ...Battery ground > > Does the 87 Vanagon have a positive ground elec. system > -- 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. Oldest son...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:13:48 -0400
  ...For the lights, per the instructions that came with them, I cut the ground wires and grounded to the frame a short distance from...
• Re: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:08:06 EDT
  ...The terminals on these grounding terminal blocks become corroded. Clean well, separate the two ground wires and install a new terminal end on each...
• Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 22:40:58 -0500
  American Fords were also positive ground through 1954 but they were 6 Volt. Mounting an accessory that was designed for negative ground in a...
• Re: Low-Level Coolant Blinker
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 05:01:58 -0400
  ...If not then bad sender ground or open sender wire or bad sender module or bad gauge. Check the ground by grounding the other...
• Re: towing a Automatic vanagon in neutral w/ drive wheels on the ground??
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 12 May 2002 12:23:18 -0700
  The original owner's manual for my '81, which is an automatic, says to "Always tow with rear wheels off the ground. This restriction...
• Re: Looking for Grounding Star
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:00:40 -0600
  ...The idea with a star >> ground, or buss bar is to eliminate ground loops. That is usually more >> important in electronic equipment than cars...
• Re: (F) The importance of a good ground (LVC)-an important home wiring lesson here!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:12:43 -0500
  For any home equipment the case or outside ground is for safety only. Unlike a vehicle the case being grounded is never required for...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:48:19 -0500
  The exhaust has so many attachment points that a separate ground wire in not necessary or even helpful. More important that you have the...
• Re: 1987 Ground strap question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:06:49 -0700
  Replace this, it goes to the left head at the point where all the brown ground wires connect. Very important wire, see my other...
• Re: What the heck?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:13:36 -0400
  At 01:26 PM 3/26/2015, Larry Alofs wrote: >chek the grounds...check the grounds...check th You think that could be it...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rearspeakers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 16:13:04 -0700
  The shared rear speaker ground appears to me to have ended with 1986 models. I own 2 1986 models with shared grounds and 2...
• Re: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Walking Boss
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 08:54:35 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Battery ground Does the 87 Vanagon have a positive ground elec. system
• Re: Wiring color question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:20:58 -0700
  ...The ECU will need a constant ground that it would use to supply grounds as needed to various components connected to it. looking here...
• Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:50:08 -0800
  ...Both appear to go to ground. Two ground wires to the motor? If a wire on a diagram stops, shows a track number reference...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:13:29 -0700
  ...Schwenk said: >Where are the main ground connections that if loose may >affect FI performance? >I need a little help due to time. >Thanks...
• Re: Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:48:18 -0400
  ...There seem to be more than two grounds in my engine compartment though. There is a ground wire near the electrical junction boxes on...
• Re: Cheap mechanics
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:58:05 -0700
  In a Syncro, that fuel tank sender ground point is back in the engine compartment, below the ignition coil, on a bolt with some...
• Re: Wiring rear speakers - 86 Weekender - long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:38:13 -0400
  ...I sensed that a common ground (or ground to chassis) would damage the power transistors but didn't know if the damage might only...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:58:53 -0400
  ...If low, check for ~0 V between temp gauge ground pin and chassis ground, and system voltage on one of the outer pins of...
• "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:58:27 -0700
  ...This transistor has 2 grounds. A ground goes to one side from the oil pressure light (when pressure switch closed), the other side has...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 May 2017 18:00:59 -0400
  Diagram says the ground goes directly to one of the ground stars by the fuse/relay panel. Get your friend to take a close...
• T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:24:55 -0700
  Did you know you can just manage to squeeze the bigger T4 grounding crown in to replace one of the stock crowns on the...
• The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 02:36:48 -0600
  All this talk of car stereos has me wondering if there is a shortcut to getting two separate grounds for the rear speakers. Could...
• Re: CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:07:15 -0700
  That glass mount antenna does not have much of a ground plane compared to the ENORMOUS ground plane on top of the Vanagon. This...
• Fuel Gauge sender Ground Connection (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:18:58 -0400
  Trying to locate the ground connection for the fuel gauge sender on my 90 Syncro DoubleCab Truck. Gauge is not working, so I want...
• Good Earth/Grounds Importance !
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:23:27 -0700
  Just to ReIterate the Importance of Eng'&Trany Earth/Ground to Frame/Body ~ I spent way to many hours, over the ThanksGiving Weekend, Under...
• Re: syncro fuel gauge sender ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:11:44 -0700
  ...Our last option last night was to check sender ground. We're praying it is not the sender itself that is malfunctioning. alistair On...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:57:28 -0700
  ...Don't assume that ECU connector pin 6 is the same as frame ground. It is FI > sensor common, and may be "ground" when...
• Electrical ground locations
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:15:49 -0600
  A definitive list of grounds is a good idea. Here's what I know of. Somebody should fill in the rest, I'd like...
• Re: Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:43:08 -0700
  Weird stuff like this is always caused by bad grounds. When the ground connections are broken current flows in very strange ways trying to...
• Re: starter probalem
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 17:21:15 -0500
  I have had, long in the past, a non-cranking starter that I finally traced down to a broken ground strap -- can't remember...
• Re: ? Curious- Fan runs when lights on,
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 17:53:48 +0200
  Bad groundings at the radiator heat sensors? The voltage across the headlight grounds and 'real' ground may cause the fan switch on. Check the...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:00:14 -0500
  Sounds like a bad ground for terminal 13 on your computer. Ground for this wire is on the left side engine block, under intakes...
• Re: Looking for Grounding Star
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:57:49 -0800
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1601_582/ground-tree.html
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:11:08 -0700
  ...I also don't run lots of ground wires into one ground wire. Subaru's can have 8 ground wires in the ECU harness...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:27:36 -0300
  Once upon a time you could purchase a spool of flat ground strapping (1/2”, 3/4”, etc) and ends with teeth to crimp...
• Fwd: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:52:07 -0700
  ...Battery ground > > > > Does the 87 Vanagon have a positive ground elec. system > > > > > > -- > 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. > Oldest son...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 21:43:09 -0500
  ...When connect 7 alone and then to ground, or 25 to ground, or ground to ground I get 22 ohms. So maybe my ohmmeter...
• Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:30:11 -0700
  ...Best guess is bad ground. But is there one central ground for both lights [both lights go off]? Mike
• Re: Good Earth/Grounds Importance !
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 17 Dec 2016 08:50:47 -0500
  I've never gone wrong by adding a ground to a VW. Each head light right behind the headlight plug. From the starter lower...