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• Re: mystery ground wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:43:52 -0500
  At 11:00 12/23/99 , Kent Christensen wrote: > Ground wires are always brown (ground=earth=dirt=brown). *EXCEPT* on the Dometic refrigerator. The...
• Re: Help needed troubleshooting VDO oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 23:55:33 -0400
  > > * on the VDO gauge: > 1 terminal receiving resistence signals from the sender > 1 terminal to ground (for the reading) > 1 terminal to night light...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:32:16 -0800
  ...A > possible confusion is the Bentley writes: "to ground point on *cross > member*, from fuel gauge sender". > From my best recall, the ground point...
• Re: Radio and Speaker Insall
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:02:41 -0500
  ...No place to match up and connect the rear >grounds for the new radio. Loren, Your 1990 Van rear-speakers do have separate grounds...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - fuse panel grounds +
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:20:47 -0500
  Larry, I haven't removed those grounding "Stars" but I use a percussion Impact driver with a Phillips head attachment to remove stubborn screws...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:27:48 +0200
  Replace All Your Grounds!! Especially the block to chassis ground strap, on the drivers side. Without a good ground , even a brand new ECU...
• Temp wire problems
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:46:26 -0500
  ...There is a ground wire, with a grey cover over it... when I ground it, the needle swings all way up. Is the temp...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 09:16:24 -0500
  Since you have a problem with both the high beam and turn signal indicators there could be a problem with the ground or other...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:18:54 -0800
  ...relays or good grounds. IMO, the good ground provides more advantage. > > Cheers, > > Jeff Depends on the head lights. But good grounds is always the...
• Re: Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:14:10 -0600
  ...Bad bulb or bad ground. To check that situation - 5, yes 5 - With the headlight switch on, check the voltage at the spade ground...
• Re: Ground straps
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:01:54 -0800
  ...Ground straps >I read, perhaps on the samba, that the bolts for ground straps tend to > sheer. True? I want to fuss with all...
• Re: Syncro tire dia. spec. - tolerances? Ask Mr. Science!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 18:17:05 -0700
  ...mark the ground next to the tape again. now measure between the two marks on the ground and divide by ten. that's your...
• tailgate light switch ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 19:29:26 -0700
  ...A few weeks ago I discovered (or did I re-discover?) where the ground wire from the tailgate light switch actually grounds out. The...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 27 Apr 97 12:49:28 CDT
  ...count ten times and stop (with the taped spot on the tire again next to the ground). - mark THAT spot on the ground/pavement...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:48:17 EDT
  On the 2.1, the oxygen sensor grounds via pin 19 of the ECU. From this pin, a brown wire runs through the main...
• Ground Fault in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:34:18 -0500
  ...Except for rolling up with salty, wet tires it is true that I did nothing to "ground" the van when I plugged it in...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:37:48 -0500
  Jeffrey, This is why when you put a headlight relay kit in they tell you to separate the grounds for the headlights. VW in...
• Re: Speaker Ground (was Re: Aiwa CD stereo option)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:04:57 -0800
  My 1987 Westfalia appears to use separate ground wires for each rear speaker. I simply replaced those speakers with new 4" Pioneers and they...
• Re: Aux Battery Grounding
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 21:47:50 -0500
  I used one of the screws from the mouting bracket for the front table to attach my ground to. I found a metric machine...
• Re: where is fridge ground?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:52:47 -0600
  ...It makes sense--the little elves installed the wiring first, making the ground contact, then pulled the harness through the panel hole as they...
• Re: Blinker issue
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:34:39 -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: Vanagon Digest - 2 Sep 1997 to 3 Sep 1997
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:40:05 8
  ...Apparently the on-board electronics are extremely sensitive to the ground potentials or ground loop currents that can develop from even minute ground path...
• Re: Ground Stars
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:10:50 -0400
  ...Ground Stars I need to add another ground star. A while back I had some arc-n-spark under the dash and after having...
• Re: Cough, Choke, Splutter!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:42:47 -0500
  ...The Terminal 19 ground was the culprit. To satisfy myself that is was fixed, I can remove the new ground and the symptoms return...
• Re: Hard start, added a ground wire
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 21:32:44 -0600
  100% in Agreeance with that ~ I have never understood why VW chose to place a ground cable on the opposite end of the Trany...
• Ground strap on air flow sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:33:21 -0800
  >From the gopher concerning the Digifant-Diagnosis-Checks: > 6) Connect a ground from the metal part of the air box to the > empty 6mm...
• 1985 Vanagon - fuse panel grounds +
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:11:10 -0500
  I'm attempting to clean the two VW Grounding terminals underneath the fuse panel at the left side of my driver's compartment (near...
• Re: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 13:27:06 -0400
  ...I am very curious about how you got the idea that it might be positive ground. I have not been aware of any such...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:45:55 -0600
  ...Where does the brown >> wire ground from the oxygen sensor(chassis harness). The Bentley indicates >> a ground at #12 ground in engine compartment(left...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 18:14:05 -0400
  ...Yesterday, I continued my quest to provide good grounds to the ECU. I renewed the tranny to body braided strap and the ground from...
• Re: ravenous insulation munchers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:47:24 -0400
  Ground hogs only chew ground wires .... oh wait, it's not fryeday. Mike
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 22:55:47 -0700
  ...and zero volts on the ground side, thus current flows through the consumer from 12 volts positive to negative ground. And we can test...
• Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 22:14:11 EST
  ...A > possible confusion is the Bentley writes: "to ground point on *cross > member*, from fuel gauge sender". > From my best recall, the ground point...
• Re: "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 21:56:33 -0400
  ...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: Engine ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:43:24 -0700
  Hi Shawn Shawn Wright wrote: > > Today I started cleaning up and checking ground straps in the > engine compartment, and found that the right side...
• Re: Amateur radio antenna mount for Vanagon dual band/tri-band
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:30:47 -0700
  ...But perhaps I >> am mistaken. > > If you mount at the front, it's just a matter of inches to connect to > the ground plane...
• Re: Bad ground. WAS; Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:06:21 -0800
  ...For Jake and others who have done a near the light grounding: How long ago did you do it? What is the climate in...
• Re: temp II sensor (syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:31:00 -0400
  ...The brown wire I am mentioning is a ground wire for the ECU (terminal 19, I think). This ground wire terminates either under the...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 May 2020 15:51:18 -0600
  On 6 May , 2020, at 5:26 PM, Dug Smith wrote: > The purple cruise control wire can't sense ground through an LED. With...
• Re: Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:52:33 -0500
  ...It is designed to light any time the thermocouple goes a few millivolts *negative* to ground -- or conversely, any time the ground goes a...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:16:38 -0700
  ...The ground > can be intermittent.............. > > > > ....... > > > > Another common failure point is the ground lug for > the brown wire coming > from the fan. It plugs into...
• Re: Headlight Turn Signal wiring weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:29:12 -0400
  ...Without even opening the book this looks like a grounding problem somewhere. Start thinking in those terms (+12 appearing at the ground side of...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:34:44 -0400
  ...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: New Ground Wire for Rear Stereo - Part I
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 18:23:22 -0400
  Dear John, Actually, Crutchfield sells a kit that converts modern amps to work with "common ground" speakers. I ordered this kit for my Audi...
• Re: Of Vanagon Demons and other Ailments...
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:36:51 -0700
  ...Hope this helps, JD > Grounds! Reading thru the archives I've heard of 7 or so grounds. So far > I've done two, My...
• Re: cut ground wire...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 3 Feb 2017 14:48:03 +0100
  Stock Radio ground Am 02.02.2017 um 20:17 schrieb Dan N: > hi all, > > working with the dash board off... there's a...
• Re: HELP - No power to fuel pump - 87
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:11:24 -0700
  Have you checked the grounding strap for the ECU? I Had fuel pump problems and the problem ultimately, was a poor ground between the...
• Re: Update: Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:34:32 -0700
  ...To get at that ECU ground, the cabinets need to come out. "YMMV" certainly applies, but if the van body is in good shape...
• Battery Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:06:13 -0700
  ...When I put my DC voltmeter between the battery ground and the ground cable I show 12 volts. Starter cable shows no direct ground...
• Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:45:36 +0000
  Bravo Robert!!!! Your conclusion is so correct!!! Powertrain grounding can be a primary source of so many varied symptoms which can come & go depending...
• Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:29:29 -0400
  ...The first thing I would check is the ground wire that is located on top of the left side of the engine. The ground...
• Re: T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:09:55 -1000
  I don't even try to use those grounding crowns, as a push-on spade terminal is just a weak way to make a...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:01:40 -0700
  ...The are grounded, until > there is suffecient pressure to open , or break, that ground connection. > > make sure your 'normal' low pressure oil switch is...
• 82 Aircooled, FI not firing, STUCK!, Bently doesnt help here-can U? (& Looking for spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:08:00 -0700
  ...NOT OK test continuity from 5, 16 and 17 (the three ECU grounds) to ground All have good continuity, must be grounded well. Bently...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:29:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...sez... >I don't _have_ a trans strap I bet you do, unless it's corroded away, your tranny has a big flat ground...
• Re: H&R Springs... How low?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:36:39 -0700
  ...Ground clearance from bottom of front spoiler (mid point) = 8" Ground clearance from bottom of front mudflap to ground = 1.75" Thanks for catching...
• Re: 110VAC Wire Re-Routing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:35:11 -0800
  Important points! Indeed the Westy ground to frame wire is present. Ironically, in opening up the OEM rear outlet, aside from finding NO way...
• Westy electrical ground question.
  Historical mailing list - joel hembel
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:41:10 -0600
  Hello everyone, I have an '82 westy that, I think is experiencing a ground problem. The controll panel for water and voltage occasionally lights...
• Re: Ground connector part number?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:57:33 -0400
  ...If i'm not mistaken >they are, among others things, ground connectors for the headlamp. > >I also heard that the same ground connectors are...
• Re: Ground Stars
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 20:56:58 -0600
  Scott, something like this? http://www.columbineconnectors.com/products/4-Circuit-Grounding-Buss-Bar.html Miguel