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• Sunday Update: Billy Bones
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:48:43 -0600
  ...Pulled ground strap from engine, sanded the ends, reinstalled it. 2. Pulled tranny ground strap, sanded, reinstalled. 3. Replaced coil with coil from 87...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 03:08:41 +0000
  ...big > ground strap at the front of the transmission. I suspect that this one > might be intended as an RF (radio frequency) ground but...
• Gas leak HELP me please
  Historical mailing list - "Nicola Boccongelli (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 14:22:59 -0700
  ...I can see the spot on the ground(getting bigger) but can't find the leak. I checked the overflow tanks and tubing but...
• Re: Fuel tank install tip
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:28:00 -0700
  ...Now you can get to > work without worrying about the tank falling to the ground. You will have > to loosen the strap a notch...
• recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:42:27 -0400
  ...new, slighly longer connectors, crimped and soldered onto the original bonding strap (for good measure, along with the many individual grounding wires from ecu...
• Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:35:36 -0400
  ...The broken ground strap looked to me like the obvious culprit. But if the van **can** start without it, then I've probably got...
• Rear suspension limiting straps
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 27 Sep 2003 21:09:06 -0700
  ...I want to use a limiting strap for this purpose. The question that I have is where would you fasten the limiting strap to...
• Re: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 21:36:21 PDT
  ...I've heard that a secondary ground strap can also help here. ============================== Shawn Wright, Network Analyst St. Michaels University School swright@smus.bc.ca...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 7 May 2012 08:29:09 -0700
  ...have a similar or larger strap. It's interesting for me to see just how grungy the grounds can get. I mean like everywhere...
• Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Chris Braymen
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 01:52:12 -0400
  ...I fixed it by replacing the ground strap betwe= en the cylinder head and the engine compartment wall. The old strap was a b...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:09:06 -0500
  ...Engine ground strap - left/driver side of engine 10. ?? so do we want to identify the problem area and location, and then state the...
• starter motor remaining on?
  Historical mailing list - rob campbell
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:19:54 -0700
  ...After about 3 minutes of the very unpleasant sound, I disconnected the grounding strap of battery. * Connecting the grounding strap instantly activated it * Went...
• Clean Power - was: cycling idle with accessory load
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:56:23 -0800
  ...Milli-amps OK, alarm and or radio draw a trickle. - Clean and recondition the ground straps, Hot side loom and battery post cable ends...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:03:57 -0700
  Also check/clean all the ground wires, especially the big ground strap from the left side of the engine bay to the engine block...
• Re: To-do list while transaxle is out.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 7 May 2009 12:28:04 -0400
  ...After having it towed to a shop, they cleaned and checked all the ground connections, including that ground strap. Some of the connectors were...
• Re: Had to cancel trip.....Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:55:40 EDT
  ...Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16 PS Don't overlook the grounding strap on the driver's side head as a source of...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:23:20 -0800
  ...They also replaced the engine ground strap and he recommended that I run a 6 ga wire from each head to the case, and...
• A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 18:38:21 -0600
  ...I recently removed the transmission ground strap and cleaned everything until it shined. I swear the idle is smoother, there is virtually no more...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:13:22 -0800
  ...In her case, it's probably the transmission grounding strap - if I tighten those bolts, problem goes away until they loosen again. I use...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:57:56 -0800
  ...No dice. > > > -Wes > > Roger Sisler wrote: > > ground straps, ignition switch plug,then take your new starter to an > > advance auto parts store and have...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 15:15:26 -0400
  Now even less clear. Say the whole thing in one sentence. My assumption has been that you get no crank and no funny noises...
• Distributor wire?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Tue, 19 May 2009 15:36:42 -0700
  ...the right side of my distributor there's a small electrical clip.� I can't remember what goes there.� Is it a ground strap?
• Re: ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 22:52:04 EDT
  Hi Brian, I've done it myself. Just get a big ol' wire and securely bolt it to the engine and body. I had...
• Re: ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:39:34 -0500
  ...This is where I added a ground strap. Hope this helps. Rick Koller '90 syncro-westie '91 auto box
• Re: dying wires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:37:46 EST
  Check your grounding straps i.e. clean and tighten them.They probably were about to fail, your wife just hastened the process. Also check...
• Re: DIESEL intermittently dead
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:32:03 -0500
  ...Check the ground strap, samething. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi...
• Re: Blinking lights after ground fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:42:08 -0500
  ...The ground strap is a year old an still looks fine. The > van seems be running smoother and the idle is better. Problem is...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] algebra-impaired
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:15:50 -0400
  ...With regard to ground straps, is there a good reason that braided copper is used rather than solid copper, insulated wire? The ground strap...
• Re: WIERD SCIENCE -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 13:23:38 -0700
  ...The floor pan of the van or any cars for that >matter is not usually a good ground. Trying running a ground >strap from...
• Re: starter motor remaining on?
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Sun, 15 May 2005 05:51:06 -0600
  ...After about 3 minutes of the very > unpleasant sound, I disconnected the grounding strap of battery. > > * Connecting the grounding strap instantly activated it > > * Went...
• Re: Battery/Starter/Wiring issue 1985 Westy w/ 2.1L & 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:29:01 -0400
  ...over the starter.) Check the engine/transmission ground straps as well as the battery ground strap. On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:18 AM...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:28:37 -0700
  Transmission ground strap frame bolt not fully torqued, also red wire from battery only hand tight. Turns over just great, but now floods (with...
• Re: slow cranking in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 12:56:41 EST
  ...While you are under there, clean the electrical connections at the starter and check the grounding bonding straps. After that fun exercise, don't...
• generator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:29:16 -0600
  ...Also make sure you ground strap from the trans to the body is good. This can cause a good guy to go crazy working...
• Re: Last word on tach going to zero?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 3 May 2007 11:54:40 -0400
  ...A new ground strap and played with the ECU. The van is now running fine. I personally tested the old O2 sensor with a...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:40:43 -0400
  ...a sec, then silence > until I relaxed the key. > > The broken ground strap looked to me like the obvious culprit. But if the > van...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:58:35 -0400
  ...Since you're checking grounds, is the engine/transmisson assembly properly grounded ? Is the transmission ground strap in perfect condition ? The only way worth...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:42:17 -0800
  ...They also replaced the engine ground strap and >> he recommended that I run a 6 ga wire from each head to the case, and...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:09:27 -0300
  ...who are fuse box savvy have any cautions, insights, or tips besides > ground strap disconnections in advance of the work? Thanks in advance. > Al
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 2 Sep 1997 to 3 Sep 1997
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:40:05 8
  ...ground straps (there are several) that the problem was fixed. Apparently the on-board electronics are extremely sensitive to the ground potentials or ground...
• RE: Water Pumper Head Corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 May 1996 10:48:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >> I propose a ground strap at least, from head to cylinder body, >>neutralizing any electrical imbalance. If nothing else it seems to me >>it...
• vanagon syndrome week
  Historical mailing list - Adrian
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:18:42 -0600
  ...else? In my 74 there are a few grounding straps, where are the grounding straps on my 87 2.1. I am going to...
• Re: ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:44:20 -0800
  Do you mean the braided ground strap at the front-left base of the distributor? It was corroded, so I cleaned it up and...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:08:36 -0400
  #2,3,4, you did good. #5, the intention was to jumper the main battery connection to the 50 terminal, which has the same...
• dist. cap confusion
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:19:21 -0700
  ...Some years back, changed the distributor cap and it was a Beru with a metal cover, which had a braided ground strap which connected...
• Re: Elec. Leak Draining My Battery!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 08:21:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have disconnected the ground strap from the > battery and incerted an LED under the theory that the LED would be lit if > there...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:59:13 +0000
  ...Engine ground strap - left/driver side of engine > > 10. ?? > > so do we want to identify the problem area and location, and then > state the...
• Re: New Twist on Billy Bones
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 07:43:44 -0600
  Hi Dave, I don't have an ohm meter, but I will double check that left head ground strap (and everything near it) this...
• Towing a syncro
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:34:37 -0700
  To tow a syncro you must either have all four wheels on the ground and use a tow strap towing bar or somesuch but...
• WIERD SCIENCE -Reply
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:41:02 -0800
  ...The floor pan of the van or any cars for that matter is not usually a good ground. Trying running a ground strap from...
• Re: exciter wire?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:22:08 -0700
  ...Even might try making up an independent ground wire from alt housing to battery lug. Perfectly clean battery and terminals and ground straps should...
• Puzzling Observation - nonVW
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 11:02:03 -0700
  ...However, even if all the various ground straps were missing, I can't imagine that the ultimate connection through various universal joints and bearings...
• Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:59:01 -0700
  ...I should remove negative/ ground first but thanks for reminder. I think my dad had a battery removal strap but no idea what happened...
• Re: Vanagon weight(NVC) - Just Ship it !
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:27:56 -0500
  ...Front of car is in trailer at this point and rear is on the ground. Cargo strap is now stuck under the car. Step...
• Looking for part numbers for auxiliary battery parts
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 17:51:55 -0500
  ...Hold down clamp Ground strap Positive lead for campers I've looked in the Bentley manual but it doesn't seem to have part...
• rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:35:44 -0500
  ...But what about the ground strap that goes from the solenoid to the starter. I think mine is in pretty bad shape. From what...
• Re: Subject: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:45:06 -0800
  ...You can have all the 12 volt you need, >but without a good path to ground it's useless. >The ground strap to the...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:21:15 -0500
  ...They also replaced the engine >> ground strap and he recommended that I run a 6 ga wire from each head >> to the case, and...
• Re: size and pitch of grounding bolt in battery compartment and a FLAPS replacement for idle air elbow
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:14:56 +0000
  ...Battery ground strap takes an M8 bolt 15 mm long Yrs, d
• Re: Help locating Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 23:04:08 -0600
  ...I need to replace the ground strap from starter to chassis(new starter and > sometimes cranks slow), new ground from alt to battery, and...