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• Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:01:04 -0700
  ...adhesive copper foil to wrap the cable in. With either of these you must remember to ground the shield correctly. A thin version of...
• Re: Dash lights.
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 7 Oct 2010 16:46:50 -0500
  How were the "new" lights wired, if not attached to the ribbon cable? If your ribbon cable is in good shape, be very careful...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:46:10 -0400
  Jake, You can see one of the cables here: http://neksiwel.20m.com/cgi-bin/i/images/p9110067.jpg It is in the middle...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 12:50:43 -0400
  ...Or a wire could be shorting to ground. But yes, there has to be enough slack/easy enough operation of the throttle cable for...
• Re: Starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 04 Dec 94 15:15:48 CST
  ...there's a tech bulletin out on older vanagons about the battery cable and starting problems. might be that. also check the ground strap...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:23:05 -0800
  ...My thoughts are that the problem might be with the small > guage coax type cable that sends the sensor signal to the ECU grounding...
• 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade - completed project
  Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:57:00 -0800
  ...handle any potential overcurrent or ground conditions. Also I found that Interstate makes great "cold weld" battery cables that have the glue filled heat...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:27:36 -0300
  ...I guess I can do better with a proper dedicated ground cable . > > I would rather avoid that option thought because I would like to...
• Re: Is there such a thing a Syncro snow guards?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 07:26:16 -0400
  Yuow will find as you drive the snow will start to form around the cables. The worst that I have had happen is the...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:20:09 -0500
  ...My thoughts are that > the problem might be with the small guage coax type cable that sends > the sensor signal to the ECU grounding...
• dead battery
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 09:47:05 -0500
  ...Check buy putting a 12V test lamp between the neg post and ground, after removing the neg cable. Do this with the eng off...
• Iraggi alternators (different than my question on the subaru vanagon list)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:45:52 -0400
  ...grounds. And also that they explicityly do NOT recommend the use of battery isolators or relays. After I've done some wiring cable runs...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:17:58 +0000
  ...I guess I can do better with a proper dedicated ground cable . > > I would rather avoid that option thought because I would like to...
• Re: Starter or battery?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 11:02:26 -0400
  If a jump starts a car, and the negative cable from the 2nd car, battery is attached to the frame of the 1st car...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:29 -0700
  ...Try augmenting the battery ground by using a heavy jumper cable from the negative post to a known good ground area. Have you used...
• What fuse would you use for this application?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:37:27 -0500
  ...Powerpole connector set and battery cables. I took the negative from the diesel exhaust bracket, like the vehicle ground, and took the positive off...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:49:06 +0000
  ...bumper and goes directly to the ground and starter hot pole. Buy yourself a pair of jumper cables, cut off one end and mount...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:32:59 -0400
  ...I cleaned all grounds, battery cables and so on, with no effect. At this point I am ready to install a second power cable...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:41:15 -0600
  ...Since AZ does free ground shipping for orders over $50, I take that in to consideration when ordering parts. Time might be an issue...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:52:11 -0400
  ...Beyond inspecting the cable I: removed cleaned the ground strap replaced the starter installed a new battery (the most powerful of the available ones...
• Can O2-sensor make engine run too lean?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:15:00 -0500
  ...We made sure connections were tight and connector end of cable was not grounded. Once engine is warmed up, it lacks power when starting...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:09:08 -0600
  ...grounds my van still cranked slowly when hot, > if it turned over at all. I put off replacing the battery to starter cable > until...
• Re: 84 don't smoke no more!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 17:49:48 -0700
  >| For reasons known only to themselves, VW engineers made that harness >| lead a co-axial cable with the shield grounded. Somewhere along that lead...
• Re: HELP!!! Electric Problem
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 22:38:05 EST
  ...Please help!!! >> It sounda like you may have a partial short from the main power supply cable to ground. If it was a better...
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:26:35 -0500
  At 09:06 PM 1/5/2010, Kevin Gilbert wrote: >So, did cleaning the terminals and cables fix the problem, or did I >just...
• Re: electrical problems... confusing!
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:40:13 -0700
  also my ground cable on the battery looks terrible... its badly corroded with the white powder at the body (not on the battery) so...
• Re: Update: Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:12:48 -0700
  ...working on replacing > all the ends of the ground wires and cleaning up the battery cables in the > next couple of days . . . > > > Marc > > On...
• Re: SURE POWER 1315
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:09:31 -0500
  ...The ground is grounded there and the hot goes to a large >terminal post. The connection to the starting battery (attached to the >1315...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:58:59 -0700
  ...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: starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:56:30 -0600
  ...Fortunately since you're right there, you can turn the key to start, then touch the + cable to the + terminal until your engine start...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 23:34:41 -0500
  ...If I recall, the plug on my '81 was molded to the outer layer of the cable; there was no metal clamp. I tested...
• portable coolers and installing a auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:26:11 EDT
  ...jumper cable connected only to the positive terminal of each battery (they are both grounded). The relay simply keeps my spare (drivers side) battery...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 8 May 2003 11:59:08 -0400
  ...a local battery shop and have them fabricate a long >ground cable (welding cable, #2 gauge) with ring terminals crimped on to >attach between...
• Re: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:00:33 -0700
  ...Alternators correction! > > Yup > > On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable. > > And I have a good thick cable ready to go for...
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:32:13 -0800
  ...a hatch > >strut > >to give it an even pressure to the ground, and a bicycle speedometer. These > >speedos can be programmed to fit the...
• Re: Battery installation Steering Wheel Seat clearance
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:16:08 -0800
  If you slide the seat off the rails and place it on the ground outside the van, installing that battery is lots easier ;o...
• Audiovox CCS-100 Cruise Control Installation
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 19 May 2002 12:57:07 -0400
  ...The throttle control cable passes through a hole in the firewall and bolts to the firewall itself. The cable end is connected to the...
• Re: Electric noise in radio
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 15:39:55 EST
  ...Check the ground connection on the: 1>engine straps 2>radio 3>shield in the antenna cable You might also have a resistor end...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:29:19 -0600
  ...a local ground WHILE CRANKING would be a useful data point. Do the same thing at the battery end of the cable & see how...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:52:21 -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: '86 Vanagon West Camper
  Historical mailing list - Art
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:02:59 -0500
  ...Might want to check all the grounds on your van too, and freshen those up. I put short grounds behind the headlights to improve...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Collum
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:25:29 -0500
  That uninsulated wire between the starter body and the solenoid is not a ground. It is the main wire from the solenoid to the...
• Re: Strange loss of Power 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 3 May 2003 20:18:19 -0700
  ...My advice? Grounds, grounds, grounds! Before you spend money and/or time on anything else, check all the electrical grounds for the engine. The...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:12:58 -0400
  ...I am going to check that next because today I replaced the ground cable (new) and I ran the heavier gauge positive wire from...
• Re: battery explosions + a theory
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:16:49 -0800
  ...negative end of the jumper cable not to the > strong battery's negative post, but to its ground on the frame; and why > (and...
• Re: starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:32:42 -0500
  ...Ground on the battery box/metal, not the > negative battery > terminal. > I'm sorry if this is a stupid question to follow up the...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:28:13 -0500
  ...grounds my van still cranked slowly when hot, > > if it turned over at all. I put off replacing the battery to starter cable > > until...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:01:21 -0700
  ...cable coming from engine and > ground is 140K ohms. I have a spare FI cable assembly and get same > resistance from that cable when...
• Re: Spade terminal on Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:39:37 -0700
  ...I think the later distributors didn't even have a screw there that could hold a ground cable from a distributor cap shield. Scott...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:12:47 -0700
  ...I always assumed it was to reduce radio interference........but I do notice only a few vanagons have the grounded metal cap over the...
• Re: Aux. Wire/Battery Install Pics/Notes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:12:38 -0700
  ...One other thing, that 3 wire type of relay is using it's metal case for the coil ground so it may not work...
• RE: 87GL A/C Condensate Drain Tube ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 28 Jun 97 15:54:58 UT
  ...compartment, and used a cable tie to fasten it to the rear engine support where it drains to ground under the car. I attached...
• Re: Negative Terminal (Stupid Question)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:50:05 -0700
  ...the negative cable and terminal is always benign , at least as far as touching anything grounded goes........and once that's undone.......... everything is...
• Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:30:52 -0200
  ...Removed the battery (with considerable difficulty) and found the bolt that fastens the lower end of the ground strap loose. The thing is it...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:13:14 -0700
  Quick mod Length of (red, well it’s what I had) 4 awg Marine, tinned cable, good terminals, from alt body to cleaned ground...
• Re: tire chains / cables on snows?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:39:25 -0700
  ...tire chains / cables on snows? RE: rolling onto chains or jacking the wheel off the ground. The easy way to install a tire chain...
• Re: Hesitation problems
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 13:09:01 EST
  ...ground straps (one on tranny and one on right head) for corrosion and good contact. I replaced the broken strap with a battery cable...
• Re: help my bucking Westphalia!
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Shari
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:48:30 -0700
  ...called VW's undeclared recall item that consisted of a fancy ground cable. This unit served to shunt unwanted electrical build-up from the...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:48:42 -0500
  ...Remove and clean battery cable connections at the battery. Remove and clean the connections where the wire from the battery terminates at the starter...
• Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:54:16 +0000
  ...The house battery is grounded to the chassis and a ground cable runs to the fuse panel. The house battery positive runs to the...