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• Re: Head light issue 1986 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:07:39 -0600
  On Apr 26, 2012, at 7:23 PM, David Klein wrote: > I have had ground issues under the dash in the past and just...
• Fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:05:00 -0400
  ...So, I pulled it off and attached the black ground wire from the 12V connectgor to that. Where was the 12V connector spade ground...
• Re: Ground clearance on 15 degree I4 install?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:41:17 -0700
  If one was using a kit originally sold by me, there would be no loss of ground clearance. Ground clearance loss or gain is...
• Re: Intermittent low instrument reading?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Sep 2018 10:25:32 -0700
  ...don't know how that is grounded On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 7:23 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > in my case...
• Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:53:22 -0500
  At 02:15 PM 1/31/2011, Roland wrote: >So the connections look somewhat obvious, my question is about the ground. >Do I connect...
• Re: WRONG INFO - O2 Sensor, Bucking, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 07:33:44 EST
  Someone recently stated that the O2 sensor is grounded at terninal 19 of the ECU. This is false. The active element of the O2...
• Blowing Voltage Regulator For Guages
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 09:21:54 EST
  ...An additional ground has been installed from the starter to the body. He is considering putting a ground wire from the starter to the...
• Re: Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:46:00 EST
  Electrically (voltage drop) check the ground at the front of the tranny. a bad ground there will cause a goodly portion of the starter...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:37:07 -0700
  Prolly just my broken thinker, but I've always presumed that when I'm standing there with my feet on the ground, holding the...
• Ground Wire For Camper Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:40:56 -0500
  <html> <body> Does anybody know how the factory default ground wire / grounding location is from the camper light in the back of late (grey...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:22:59 -0400
  ...The >independent ground is a good idea. Well, the actual sensor lead is obvious. For the heater wires, Bentley says for example white and...
• Re: Good Earth/Grounds Importance !
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:39:07 -0700
  ...Finally neared the end I Failed to Reconnect the Trany GroundStrap & also a > > GroundWire that I Have Had connected between a StarterMotor Bolt & the...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:48:37 -0700
  Almost, the trigger is a ground from the horn button. The power line to the horn gets split off to also feed 86 of...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:21:02 -0700
  ...the lost of ground at the thermostat housing is still a mystery to me. My other 2 syncros doesn't have that problem and...
• List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:42:07 EST
  ...so far i know of: -Tiico (inline vw 2.0 motor) -specs? ground height?? -subaru 2.2, 2.5, and flat 6 - specs? ground...
• Re: TSHIRTS/flames
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 17:30:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the ground. > Ric? Are you saying an EV is a hole in the ground? ;p Or belongs in a hole in the ground?.... ;) Steven...
• Oxy Sensor Ground??
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:12:26 -0700
  ...It seems that the ground path has to be through the exhaust system, Rusty joints and all. While I don't have a problem...
• cleaning grounding points was Re: Trip Report - Toronto Canada to Mexico and Return
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:47:40 -0800
  > Just repaired another though in > Pie de la Questa, minor electrical problem - COROADED GROUNDS, under the dash > ! Check yours lately ? When I clean these...
• WAIT! Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:00:07 -0800
  I meant ground the wire, not ground the sensor. Geez. Mark
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters) NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:07:01 -0700
  Well, when you're speaking of RF antennas, then the "ground" should really be known as the "counterpois" whether it's the actual earth...
• Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:12:52 -0400
  ...I have an older style fan and >> > was curious what the best way to add an extra ground is. Can I just >> attach >> > the...
• Cleaning up grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:24:03 -0500
  I'm wondering if I'm having problems with grounding up front. About a year ago I went through and cleaned all the grounds...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:56:15 -0700
  On 2/15/05 4:31 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: > The wiring and ground connections for the headlights is barely adequate...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 10:58:23 -0700
  ...Mark Steve Delanty wrote: > .... > A 4-wire O2 sensor, with the ground connected to the same location > as the ECU ground would eliminate O2...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 21 May 2017 18:07:06 -0400
  ...Still we know there are ground issues. I suspect I didn’t even need the new pump, but either the new ground or the...
• Re: REQ: 91 Carat Wiring Harness (Door)
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:21:50 -0700
  ...After the suggestions of listmembers >(BIG THANKS) I think I have tracked it down to a bad ground somewhere. >The key is somewhere, I...
• Re: Warning confirmed Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:39:03 -0400
  ...True RV inverters have a neutral,(grounded) that is the same potential as the grounding plug. Yes there is a difference between grounded, (normal...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:55:57 -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: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 15:11:21 -0400
  ...As for the Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the Trany >> is in Good Condition then Your Broken >> >> Ground Strap is not...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:27:39 -0700
  re On 6/9/2012 11:58 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > .How many > times do you read "Clean the grounds when you encounter electrical...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:30:43 -0800
  about engine grounds... anyone has a list of location of them? thanks
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:10:21 -0400
  My 85 has a shared ground too... -Tracey
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:03:33 -0500
  ...The ground is only electrical 'ground' for systems that are connected to it elsewhere -- for example, the U.S. power grid is ground-referenced...
• Re: odd headlight issue?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:29:32 -0400
  The ground, check the ground. The high beam indicator is telling you the switch is turning on. The main lights do not have a...
• Floating Ground Info
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:36:35 -0400
  Here is the info on the floating ground adapter which can be used to get around the common speaker grounds used in some of...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rearspeakers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:29:08 -0400
  > 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: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:39:15 -0400
  ...What were the Germans smokingwhen they made the ground > wire smaller than the power wire? To confirm the ground wire problem I > pulledthe resistor...
• Re: Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 13:24:11 -0700
  A not long ago, Mark Drillock kindly educated me on ground importance. It's so easy to discount the lowly ground. It takes 2...
• Re: ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:22:30 -0500
  ...The AFM housing is not electrically common to the ground circuit, hence the need to ground it. I believe this provides a discharge path...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:09:56 -0400
  Ford products used 6 volt positive ground through 1954. Mike > > On any car but old english ones, the negative is the ground, and it...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:52:50 -0400
  ...Strictly speaking nothing at all on a Vanagon is grounded, because strictly speaking "ground" means literally an electrical connection to the earth. In British...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:49:13 -0700
  ...Back to it, checking > ground sources when I noticed that the unit would remain on even with > headunit ground removed, and even with head...
• Re: Headlight relays install grounding questions,
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:07:45 -0800
  ...Headlight relays install grounding questions, To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > In a message dated 3/24/04 7:04:18 PM, antelopewesty@ADELPHIA.NET...
• Re: Blinker issue
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:50:16 -0700
  ...Now both front and back blink but really fast.� I checked the ground in both front and back.� The ground wires are grounded to...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:42:17 +0000
  ...The ground > > can be intermittent.............. > > > > > > > > ....... > > > > > > > > Another common failure point is the ground lug for > > the brown wire coming > > from the fan. It plugs into...
• poltergeist grounding
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 10:04 -0600 (MDT)
  ...the #14 pin is the ground connection, and if it's dirty or not making good connection, you can get all sorts of strange...
• Re: Update: Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:12:48 -0700
  ...If you look along the bottom of the Bentley wiring diagram pages, you'll see circled numbers where ground wires connect. There's a...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:22:03 -0400
  i At 07:14 PM 5/4/2012, Jack Botts wrote: >" the fuel pump is grounded on the frame right by the fuel pump...
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:56:49 -0500
  That is said of the body bolt for the battery ground strap, too. That may have been good advice during the first 5 or...
• Re: Still no passenger side high beam
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:08:50 -0800
  This sounds like a classic grounding problem.One of the lights IS getting a ground, so the light that is not is "borrowing" that...
• Re: Camper Light power and ground
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:26:39 +0000
  ...Camper Light power and ground On the front interior light yes there are 2 ground wires. One is grounded full time and the other...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 9 May 2020 19:13:35 -0700
  This is the switch coming from the CCS-100? It _might_ be it testing the ground line works (ie the bulb's not burnt...
• Re: Blinking lights after ground fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:42:08 -0500
  Maybe the grounding starts themselves are now well grounded. Also pull the long vertical connector off the back of the cluster and make sure...
• 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:11:05 -0800
  > > > Many suggest that anytime an issue comes up in this area, it is wise to > clean all grounds. Does anybody have experience with a...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:49:56 -0700
  Just curious on the ground location out of the factory. I have rewired the ground to the chassis near the pump on many vans...
• Re: WTF turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:05:12 -0500
  At 22:33 11/23/2016, thewestyman wrote: >cut and drill and I made ground direct from the body there. >I got headlights. But...
• ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:07:25 -0800
  ...on my AFM and was wondering; I believe it was Karl that said to ground the AFM housing to the block or alternator bracket...
• 1987 Ground strap question
  Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:23:36 -0400
  ...I have half a braided ground strap connected to the left hand side of tbe engine compartment body. It is near a ground star...
• Re: Blinking lights after ground fix
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 30 Jul 2018 22:56:52 +0000
  ...Blinking lights after ground fix Maybe the grounding starts themselves are now well grounded. Also pull the long vertical connector off the back of...
• Re: Dimly Glowing Alternator Light...Suggestions? Help??
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:49:13 -0500
  ...There are other grounds that could also use your attention. There is a ground cluster behind the fuse block that gets dripped on by...