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• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:48:59 -0700
  ...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: Climate Control Cable Meltdown - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:23:49 -0400
  ...and replaced the >>melted cable. While in there I removed the grounds on the driver side and cleaned up the >>contacts and mounts. >> >> > > > >__________________________________ >Do...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 11:57:33 MDT
  ...Then the negative cable on the donor car should be hooked to a good ground point away from the battery. Granted, the ground point...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:36:30 -0700
  ...But not touched the starter to battery cable except for cleaning terminals Alistair > On Apr 9, 2020, at 1:57 PM, vw_van_fan...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 15:46:06 -0800
  ...If I recall, the plug on my '81 was molded to the outer layer of the cable; there was no metal clamp. I tested...
• Re: mice and chewed wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:50:56 EDT
  ...Larger rodents, such as ground hogs can do significant damage to the larger wires. My sister had the coax cable to her oxygen sensor...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 14:31:43 -0800
  ...5.0 Replace ground straps and primary electrical cables to/from battery as needed. This is an excellent point. There *IS* a piece of...
• Re: Continuing Engine Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 11 May 1996 19:14:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The key to the answer was Dan Houg's information that the resistance between the O2 sensor wire coming from the ECU and ground...
• Starter motor update
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:47:43 EDT
  ...Tried to jump with cables,but it did not start (this is the first time my hot-start, now cold start problem was not...
• Re: o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:39:02 EDT
  ...shielded cable. In fact, someone had replaced the connector and joined the shield and sgnal wire together. This had the effect of grounding the...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:04:36 -0500
  ...I cleaned the battery connections as well as where the battery ground attaches to the body, cleaned the terminal ends where the wires attach...
• Re: a/c loads the system down and it stumbles and dies
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:53:10 -0400
  ...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: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 21:36:21 PDT
  ...a ground problem, but it's more likely between the engine and the frame - on Rabbits it usually a braided copper cable on the...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:20:56 -0800
  ...The cable from the solenoid to the motor part of the starter is not a ground cable, it's the main load going into...
• stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Reynolds
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:15:16 -0700
  ...there is a gray cable with a twist of aluminum strands, a blue wire, and a green wire, and there is a white cable...
• Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:57:19 -0700
  ...Check the ground cable at the front trans mount. Make sure that left side ground braided cable is on right , left side of engine...
• won't start-electrical....
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 22:19:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...25 mile dirt road in NoWhere, Wyoming) - turned out the battery ground cable was snugged down but never tightened. The worst part was re...
• Re: Starter trouble?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Wed, 5 May 1999 23:02:20 -0230
  ...the negative cable attaches to the body. Try turning your key, if it starts now your problem may be a bad ground. Try moving...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:18:41 +0000
  ...Also be sure your braided ground cable is in good > condition. This wire is a good thing to make or buy for your '85...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:52:26 -0500
  If you're talking about the alternator cable that goes to the starter motor, my solution to a recent starting issue was to go...
• Wasserboxer 2.1 Rebuild, Cam Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 09:49:27 -0600
  ...the old grounds. FWIW when the previous engine was put in the dealer used a large 4-6 gauge (blue) cable running from the...
• Re: batt cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:26:52 -0500
  ...A larger battery ground cable will also help starter performance. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Warm Feet & strange guages
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 03:00:26 -0500
  ...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: 89 engine coughs and backfires at quick acceleration when warm?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:53:33 -0400
  ...It's a co-axial cable, unlike any in the rest of the van, with a grounded shield outside and signal carrier inside (like...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:32:16 -0700
  ...Thanks, Jake On 4/9/07, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > It will look a bit like a battery cable, but with...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:33:40 -0400
  ...I could see a problem in the cluster causing current to flow through the speedo cable, but how would a engine or transmission ground...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:22:32 -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: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:01:03 -0400
  ...If it does, that battery ground is shot. At 08:09 AM 8/9/2006 -0700, gary hradek wrote: >Ken, > A ground cable could...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Ben Eisenbraun
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:13:55 -0500
  ...stranded cable to connect to the back of the Blue Sea fuse to make it easier to get everything connected. The ground from the...
• Re: Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 18:25:38 -0500
  ...the cable leading to the ECU and ground (alternator shell or other > point on frame). What I am calling pin 1 on cable leads...
• Re: tire chains: cable vs chain
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 21:10:59 -0800
  ...cables is to have one or two 2x6 cut to fit in the space between the links. lay the chains down on the ground...
• air cond belt
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 31 May 1998 16:16:51 -0500
  ...I'm considering cutting the belt off for the compressor and even removing the compressor for better access to plugs and grounding cables. Is...
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:23:50 -0800
  ...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: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:19:28 -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: ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:39:34 -0500
  ...on my AFM and was wondering; I believe it was Karl that said to ground the AFM housing to the block or alternator bracket...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - James Foust
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:10:50 -0500
  ...alternator, battery, cables and fuses, I finally tried one more simple thing. (long pause for dramatic effect) I ran all new grounds with heavier...
• Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:32:24 +0000
  ...So why did your Alt cable melt????????? As a suggestion, if the the Alt output cable was shorted to ground(B-), the OEM cable...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:29:35 -0500
  ...Get some 4 conductor telephone cable and run a set of four wires. Same labor involved and it gives you some spare wires at...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:10:43 -0500
  ...The ground strap is easy enough to replace as it right there in the battery compartment. The positive cable, however is a bit more...
• Re: tire chains / cables on snows?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:00:50 -0400
  ...rolling onto chains or jacking the wheel off the ground. The easy way to install a tire chain is to drape it over the...
• Re: Under Floor Battery Tray
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:03:38 -0700
  ...The ground cable: ... I routed the > ground cable over to the other side to combine with the ground of that > battery, both of which...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:07:40 -1000
  The very first thing to do in a case like this is while under there, grab each brake cable and pull on it .. towards...
• Re: Speedy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Dec 2013 10:30:06 -0600
  ...the speedometer cable doesn't get lubed or the ground stars get cleaned, if the mechanic even knows there are ground stars in there...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:43:47 -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: Stock "squeeze" hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:47:06 -0800
  "They make another set that doesn't have the cable "remote: but this will do probably everything." I have them and they are great...
• Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:02:32 -0700
  ...ground is already taken care of). Agreed... I used 4 ga direct route.... about 4 1/2 feet.... (from a Battery/Starter wire cable...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:28:53 -0400
  FIFTEEN DOLLARS PER FOOT!?!?!? That's what the local marine store I frequent wanted for 2/0 cable. I am not, by any means...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:05:06 -0400
  Ken, Sounds like that ground wire at the battery has gone bad. The higher than normal resistance of that cable is limiting the current...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 May 2012 16:19:49 -0700
  ...fatigue due to flexing, compared to a braided ground cable. I would only use braided cable myself, but heavy wire is better than nothing...
• One last drawback/accel. cable 85 Van
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:15:55 -0400
  ...The most helpful clue was that the cable doesn't go through the firewall but attaches to a ball and socket pinion near the...
• Re: Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:14:12 -0700
  ...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: '56 kombi - new security system
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:35:43 -0700
  ...starter-battery cable--the cable had corroded out from within the plastic > >sheath, thus invisible. Replaced it as well as both ground straps. > >Archetypal...
• Newbies, po' man's Limited slip.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 18:41:28 -0800
  ...Poor mans limited slip involves the use of a split brake cable system and two levers. When wheel A spins, brake it and wheel...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:56:31 -0500
  ...On any car but old english ones, the negative is the ground, and it's strapped to the car frame somewhere. So you could...
• How best to mount a motorized CB antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Tue, 31 May 2005 14:19:24 -0400
  ...run the 3 cables (antenna cable + small-gauge 12v + & ground) into the cabin? I'm not going to run the cables in through the...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:07:52 -0700
  ...Also be sure your braided ground cable is in good condition. This wire is a good thing to make or buy for your '85...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:56:09 -0500
  ...ground. 2. Make sure all connections are clean and bright at the battery and at the starter, including where the battery negative cable bolts...
• FW: [Syncro] Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:18:26 -0400
  ...I attached a ground cable permanently, then attached a positive cable to the battery and drilled a hole in the vertical base of the...
• Trans. ground wire and fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:18:12 -0700
  i am wondering what kind of cable to use to replace my tranmission to chasis ground. also, what is an acceptable replacement for the...
• Re: SURE POWER 1315
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:42:46 -0800
  ...The ground is grounded there and the hot goes to a large terminal post. The connection to the starting battery (attached to the 1315...